The base of a parallelogram is four times its height. If the area of the parallelogram is 324 cm2, find the base and height.

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Omar Tariq · Answer 1 · 2017-05-06T17:22:54+0000

A = bh
b = 4h
A = 324

324 = 4h * h
324 = 4h^2
324/4 = h^2
81 = h^2
sqrt 81 = h
9 = h

b = 4h
b = 4(9)
b = 36

so the height (h) = 9 cm and the base (b) = 36 cm

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