SOLUTION: what are the dimensions of a parallelogram with the area of 135 with the height = x-3 and base = x+3

Question 681030: what are the dimensions of a parallelogram with the area of 135 with the height = x-3 and base = x+3
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
what are the dimensions of a parallelogram with the area of 135 with the height = x-3 and base = x+3
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base*height = 135
(x+3)(x-3) = 135
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x^2 - 9 = 135
x^2 = 144
x = 12
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base = x+3 = 15
height = x-3 = 9
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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