SOLUTION: the area of a parallelogram is 288cmsq.if its altitude is twice the corrosponding base, determine the base and the altitude.
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Question 852043: the area of a parallelogram is 288cmsq.if its altitude is twice the corrosponding base, determine the base and the altitude.
Answer by Seutip(231) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A= base*altitude
Let
x -be the base
2x -be the altitude
Then divide both sides by 2
find the square root
The base is 12 cm and the altitude is 24 cm, hope that helps! :)
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