The area of a parallelogram

Parallelogram

Side

Height

Side 1

Side 2

Angle between the sides

Amount (total)

Calculation formula

Formula for calculating the area of a parallelogram through the base and the height:

S = a ⋅ h,

where a is the base of the parallelelogram, h is the height.

Formula for calculating the area of a parallelogram by 2 sides and the angle between them:

S = a ⋅ b ⋅ sin(a),

where a and b are sides of the parallelogram, a is the angle between them.