SOLUTION: Please help me solve this question. What are the dimensions of a parallelogram if the base is 10 more than twice the height and the area is 208 cm�? Thank you.

SOLUTION: Please help me solve this question. What are the dimensions of a parallelogram if the base is 10 more than twice the height and the area is 208 cm�? Thank you.

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Question 1095795: Please help me solve this question. What are the dimensions of a parallelogram if the base is 10 more than twice the height and the area is 208 cm�? Thank you.
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
area of parallelogram = (base)(height)
height = h

(h)(2h + 10) = 208
2h^2 + 10h - 208 = 0
h^2 + 5h - 104 = 0
(h - 8)(h + 13) = 0

h = 8, h = -13

Distance can't be negative, so the height is 8 cm and the base is 26 cm.
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