A parallelogram and a triangle have equal areas. the base and height of the parallelogram are 12 cm and 9 cm. if the base of the triangle is 36 cm, find its height

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Ying Xiong · Answer 1 · 2019-09-13T15:57:26+0000

Area of parallelogram = base x height

= 12 x 9

= 108

Area of a triangle =
(1)/(2) · base · height

108 =
(1)/(2) · 36 · height

108 = 18 · height

6 = height

Answer: 6 cm