Areas of Parallelograms

This sketch shows how the areas of two parallelograms with the same base and height will always have the same area.[br][br]You can drag points [math]B[/math] and [math]F[/math] to change how the parallelograms look.
Given that [math]ABCD[/math] is a parallelogram and [math]CDEF[/math] is also a parallelogram and [math]\overline{BAFE}[/math][br]In other words, the two parallelograms share base [math]\overline{CD}[/math] and, since their opposite sides are on the same line, they also have the same height.[br][br]We want to prove their areas are equal.
Explain why [math]\triangle{FBC}\cong\triangle{EAD}[/math]
Case I
Assuming [math]A[/math] is to the [b][i]left[/i][/b] of [math]F[/math],
Explain why the two green trapezoids have the same area
Explain why [math]\left[ABCD\right]=\left[CDEF\right][/math].
Case II
Assuming [math]A[/math] is to the [b][i]right[/i][/b] of [math]F[/math],
Explain why [math]\left[ABCD\right]=\left[CDEF\right][/math].
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