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Question 151920: i have a parallelogram with side lengths 9cm and 3 cm. how do i find the height?..so then i can find the area.: i have a parallelogram with side lengths 9cm and 3 cm. how do i find the height?..so then i can find the area.
Answer by Earlsdon(3816) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since you provide no more information than the lengths of the sides of the parallelogram, we have to assume that the parallelogram in your problem is a rectangle, in which case, the area is given by: A = L*W where L = 9cm and W = 3cm.
So the area is: A = 9*3 = 27 sq.cm.