Question

use the segment tool to draw the height of the parallelogram if either horizontal side is the base.

Explanation:

Step1: Recall height definition

The height of a parallelogram with a horizontal base is a vertical segment (perpendicular to the base) connecting a point on the top base to the bottom base (or vice versa), forming a right angle with the base.

Step2: Identify base and top side

The bottom and top sides are horizontal. Let's take a vertex on the top side (e.g., the left - most top vertex).

Step3: Draw vertical segment

From this top vertex, draw a vertical (perpendicular to the horizontal base) segment down to the bottom base. This segment should be perpendicular (so it has the same slope as the vertical grid lines, since the base is horizontal along the grid). We can also do this from the right - most top vertex, drawing a vertical segment down to the bottom base. The height is a perpendicular segment between the two horizontal sides.

Answer:

To draw the height, select a vertex on the top horizontal side (e.g., left or right top vertex) and use the Segment tool to draw a vertical (perpendicular to the horizontal base) segment down to the bottom horizontal side, forming a right angle with the base. (Note: Since this is a drawing task, the final answer is the action of drawing the perpendicular segment between the horizontal bases as described.)