Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Princess of Paralellograms

When Annabella Milbanke was young, she was a student of Cambridge and her studies inclided mathematics. Annabella Milbanke was knwn as the 'Princess of Parallelograms' because she was very interested in math. Her husband, Lord Byron, called her this because he was honoring her skill. Though she died of breast cancer, t=she was remembered as the 'Princess of Paralellograms'.

Area of Rectangle, Square, and Paralellogram/ Tennesse

   The area formula is Area= base x height OR lenght x width. Its the same for a rectangle, square, and parallelogram because the all have 2 sets of parallel lines. All have a base and height.
   The dimensions of Tennesse are 120miW x 440miH which means the are of TN is 52,800mi. But the actual area of TN is 42,181 sq.mi.