SOLUTION: What area of a parallelogram is ( x^2 + x - 12) and the length of its base is ( x + 4). What is the height of the parallelogram? I know the Area = bh , How to solve the height o

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Question 940865: What area of a parallelogram is ( x^2 + x - 12) and the length of its base is ( x + 4). What is the height of the parallelogram?
I know the Area = bh , How to solve the height of parallelogram if is in factor form?

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Just treat the factors the same way as if they
were numbers
The base is
The height is
--------------------
You can check this by making a substitution
for that is greater than
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base =
height =


OK

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