SOLUTION: how do we determine the base and the height of a parallelogram?

Question 398949: how do we determine the base and the height of a parallelogram?
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, Theo:
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

area of a parallelogram = base * height.
where is the base, is the height.

.....if and known
.....if and known
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if you don't know the base or the height, then you need to know one of the acute angles of the parallelogram plus the length of each of the sides.

see the attached picture.

follow the logic in the picture.

If you have any questions, send email to dtheophilis@yahoo.com

The angle is important since it impacts the height and the length of the base of the parallelogram.

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