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Any parallelogram can be decomposed and the parts rearranged to form a rectangular parallelogram

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I can explain how any parallelogram can be decomposed and the parts rearranged to form a rectangular parallelogram.

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The area of a parallelogram is equal to the area of the rectangle created by rearranging the parts. A parallelogram can be decomposed into a rectangle and 2 identical triangles. Rearranging the parts of a parallelogram helps to calculate the area.

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