Calculating the Area of a Parallelogram
The area of a parallelogram can be found using a simple formula:
Area = base × height
In this case, if we consider the base to be x + 4 and the height to be x + 3, we can substitute these values into the formula:
Area = (x + 4) × (x + 3)
Now, let's expand this expression:
- Multiply the terms:
- Area = x * x + x * 3 + 4 * x + 4 * 3
- Area = x² + 3x + 4x + 12
- Combine like terms:
- Area = x² + 7x + 12
Thus, the area of the parallelogram, expressed in terms of x, is: