 To find the area of a parallelogram. Multiply the length by the height, or perpendicular breadth. Or, multiply the product of two contiguous sides by the natural sine of the included angle. To find the area of a triangle. Multiply the base by the perpendicular...  Notes on Military Surveying and Reconnaissance - Page 55by William Paterson (Lieut.-Col.) - 1882 - 146 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Catharine Esther Beecher - Arithmetic - 1833 - 296 pages
...feet. A parallelogram, or oblong, is a four sided figure, having its opposite sides equal and parallel. To find the area of a parallelogram, Multiply the length by the breadth. 72. A garden in the form of a parallelogram is 96 feet long and 54 wide ; how many square... | |
 | William Galbraith - Astronomy - 1834 - 454 pages
...the given magnitude is the measure of that magnitude. See Leslie's Geometry, Book V. Prop. XXV. 1. To find the area of a parallelogram, multiply the length by the perpendicular breadth. 2. Triangle. — Multiply the base by the perpendicular altitude ; half the product is the... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1848 - 322 pages
...part of the gain? Ans. A's gain $135'70, B's $203'55, C's I271'40. MEASUREMENT OF SURFACES. IT 335. To find the area of a parallelogram, multiply the length by the shortest distance between the sides. NOTE 1. — A parallelogram has its opposite sides equal, but... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1848 - 354 pages
...part of the gain ? Ans. A's gain $135'70, B's $203'55, C'S $271'40. MEASUREMENT OF SURFACES IT 23«5. To find the area of a parallelogram, multiply the length by the shortest distance between the sides. NOTE 1 . — A parallek gram has its opposite sides equal, but... | |
 | John Blenkarn - Forests and forestry - 1859 - 300 pages
...2 10 To find the area of a square : Multiply the side by itself, and the product will be the area. To find the area of a parallelogram : Multiply the length by the breadth. To find the area of a rhombus : Multiply the breadth by the perpendicular height. To find... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1861 - 452 pages
...Ans. 40320. Questions.— 193. Permutation » Illustrate by Example 1 ? Eule? MEASUREMENT OF SURFACES. To find the area of a parallelogram, — Multiply the length by the shortest distance between the sides. c PA parallelogram has its opposite sides /\ / equal, but its... | |
 | Daniel Kinnear Clark - Engineering - 1878 - 1022 pages
...when the required angle exceeds 90°; and Rule 7 when it is less than 90°. MENSURATION OF SURFACES. To find the area of a parallelogram. Multiply the length by the height, or perpendicular breadth. Or, multiply the product of two contiguous sides by the natural sine... | |
 | Stephen Roper - Mechanical engineering - 1888 - 702 pages
...multiply i the sum of the two diameters by 3-1416 ; the product will be the circumference of the ellipse. To find the area of a parallelogram, multiply the length by the height or perpendicular breadth. To find the area of a triangle, multiply the base by the perpendicular... | |
 | Daniel Kinnear Clark - Engineering - 1889 - 1030 pages
...when the required angle exceeds 90°; and Rule 7 when it is less than 90°. MENSURATION OF SURFACES. To find the area of a parallelogram. Multiply the length by the height, or perpendicular breadth. Or, multiply the product of two contiguous sides by the natural sine... | |
 | Peder Lobben - Mechanical engineering - 1899 - 460 pages
...(» + 6) X (9 - 6) 12 2 X 12 2 — J 81 — 7.S752 x = J 81 — 62.015 x= J 18.985 x .= 4.357 inches. To Find the Area of a Parallelogram. Multiply the length by the width, and the product is the area. NOTE. — The width must not be measured on the slant side, but... | |
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