Area of parallelogram base 10, side 5, height 6

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Question: find the area of a parallelogram with base 10 and height 6.

The slanted side is 5.

The height goes straight up: it is the shortest way from the top to the bottom.

So the slanted side can't be shorter than the height.

This parallelogram is impossible.

slanted side 5 < height 6 impossible

Answer

slanted side 5 < height 6 impossible