SOLUTION: ABCD is a parallologram and line AM and line AN are perpendiculers from A to line BC and CD respectively. If AB = 6.3cm, AD = 4.9cm and AN = 4.2cm, calculate the area of the parall

Question 1134296: ABCD is a parallologram and line AM and line AN are perpendiculers from A to line BC and CD respectively. If AB = 6.3cm, AD = 4.9cm and AN = 4.2cm, calculate the area of the parallelogram and hence find AM.
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The area of the parallelogram is base times height; you can use either pair of sides for the base. So in your parallelogram, since BC and AD are the same length, the area is

(AB)*(AN) = (AD)*(AM)

Use the expression on the left to calculate the area; then use the area with the expression on the right to determine the length of AM.
RELATED QUESTIONS
Show a sketch for the following information ABCD is a parallelogram and line AM, line AN (answered by Theo)

ABCD is a parallelogram and AM, AN are the perpendiculars from A to BC,CD respectively.... (answered by greenestamps)

P,Q,R and S are the midpoints of sides line AB, line BC, line CD and line DA respectively (answered by satyareddy22)

Given: Quadrilateral ABCD; E, F, G and H are midpoints of AD, AB, BC, and CD... (answered by mananth)

ABCD is a trapezoid with BC perpendicular to AB and BC perpendicular to CD, AB = 13, BC = (answered by Edwin McCravy)

A cyclic quadrilateral ABCD AB=5cm,BC=4cm,CD=3cm,DA=6cm.find BD and angle... (answered by Edwin McCravy)

P,Q,R, and S are midpoints of AB, BC, CD and AD respectively of square ABCD. P,Q,R, and... (answered by MathLover1)

line segmant ab is congruent to bc and cd and ad (that is abcd is a rhombus)prove that... (answered by venugopalramana)

890.Trapezoid ABCD has parallel sides AB and CD, of lengths a and b respectively.... (answered by AnlytcPhil,Edwin McCravy)