Copy of Area of parallelogram
1. Recreate Alec's kite below. The red dot adjusts the base and the blue dot adjusts the height.
2. When you check "Decompose" it will allow you to "Compose" a rectangle.
3. What do you think it means to "decompose" a shape"? What does it mean to "compose" a shape?
4. What can you say about the area of Kenji's kite and the area of Alec's kite? Which, if either, uses more
paper?