SOLUTION: If the area of a parallelogram is 4b^2 where b is the base of the parallelogram, what is the value of the height minus the base?
A. b
B. 2b
C. 3b
D. 4b
E. 4b^2-b
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Question 1105663: If the area of a parallelogram is 4b^2 where b is the base of the parallelogram, what is the value of the height minus the base?
A. b
B. 2b
C. 3b
D. 4b
E. 4b^2-b
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For a parallelogram, the area is base times height, just like a rectangle. So if h is the height,
The height is 4b; you can find the answer to the question that is asked.
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The height is 4b; height minus base is 4b-b = 3b -- answer C
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