SOLUTION: The height of a parallelogram is 10 feet more than its base. If the area of the parallelogram is 1200 square feet, find it's base and height

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Question 1138282: The height of a parallelogram is 10 feet more than its base. If the area of the parallelogram is 1200 square feet, find it's base and height
Answer by ikleyn(52778)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The numbers 40 and 30 give 1200 as the product and 10 as the difference.


ANSWER.  The height is 40 ft;  the base is 30 ft.


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