Today in class we started off with returning to the Theorem The area of a

parallelogram is the product of the length of a base and the

corresponding height.

Alexia started us off by constructing a parallelogram with an altitude h and base

a, and restating that the area of the parallelogram is A=ah=bg as stated above in
our theorem. She then, proposed the question of adding the triangle formed in
our parallelogram by our altitude, and adding it to the opposite side of the
parallelogram.
Next, we proposed that we prove proposition that angles of a parallelogram are
congruent. We would take our parallelogram ABCD, by proposing we create and
altitude form point A to F we create line segment AF. Consider line segment AF
but F could be any length therefore line segment BF may not form and exact right
triangle we wanted to add on the side AB as Alexia proposed. However, we use
▲AFB congruent to ▲DEC. By angle C and angle E supplements to each other,
then we know angle FBA and angle ECD are congruent so we know that sides
FB and EC are congruent.
Our next proposition was Opposites sides of a parallelogram are congruent.
Consider parallelogram ABCD and a diagonal from angle D to B, transversal
angles by ASA state ▲ DBA congruent to ▲BDC there def of congruent ▲s
implies segment AD congruent to segment BC and segment DC congruent to AB
and angle ADC congruent to angle ABC. By addition of angles prop 3.15 and
definition of congruent triangles angle DAB congruent to angle BDC. We
proposed the question… Can this be proved by contradiction?
While Emina was at the board discussing different views of the parallelogram and
why we should not focus on just one view of the parallelogram, Dave commented
on how is way of proving this theorem to Emina earlier was POOP. 
We then broke up into our groups and discussed different ways to come up with
our theorem question.
Finally we came to the conclusion of our Theorem.
Consider the parallelogram ABDE, we construct an altitude from angle A to some
point F, and an altitude from angle D to some point C to make ▲AFE and
▲DCB, we also constructed and an altitude from angle B to E’. By AIA we get
angle BDE congruent to angle AEF and by SAS we get ▲AFE congruent to
▲BDE. Angle D is a supplement of ▲BDE and ▲BDC. Angle A is a supplement
of ▲AEF and ▲ABE to conclude that ▲AFE congruent to ▲DCB = to ▲BE’D.
Conclusion- Area of a rectangle ACDF constructed, = area of ▲AFE + area of ▲BCE +
area of EDBA. = area ▲BCD + area ▲E’BD + area of rectangle FE’BA…

They are the same so the Area = ah.

We then worked on
Theorem: The area of a triangle is half the product of the length of a base and
the corresponding height.

We constructed triangles ABC and DCB. Triangles ABC congruent to triangle

DCB by definition of congruent triangles
line CD parallel to line AB
angle A congruent to angle DBC by def of congruent triangles.
ABDC is a parallelogram
Area ABDC = ah = 2A of triangle ABC.
A3 ( Area or triangle ABC = area of triangle DCB)
Area of triangle ABE = ½ ah.
Square→ rectangle→ parallelogram→ triangle
From a rectangle we get a right triangle→ triangle → parallelogram

Area triangle = 1/2ah by ½xh+ ½ (a-x)h= ½ ah.

We ended the class with the question

Is it possible to express area of a triangle using sides only?