Area of a Parallelogram (Discovery)

The quadrilateral displayed in the applet below is a PARALLELOGRAM.[br](It will always remain a parallelogram, regardless of how much you choose to move one or more of its vertices around.) [br][br]Move the slider up top all the way to the right. As you do, observe what happens. [br](Be sure to answer the 2 questions that "follow".)
[b][size=150]Area = Base x Height[/size][/b]

Information: Area of a Parallelogram (Discovery)