SOLUTION: A piece of sheet metal is in the shape of a parallelogram. The longer sides of the parallelogram are each 8m. longer thatn the distance between them. The area of the parallelogram
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Question 150333: A piece of sheet metal is in the shape of a parallelogram. The longer sides of the parallelogram are each 8m. longer thatn the distance between them. The area of the parallelogram is 48m^. Write an equation to find length of the longer sides and the distance between them.
Answer by jojo14344(1513) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let "x" =distance between the sides
So, "x+8"= length of the sides
Go back in finding the area of parallelogram,
------->
Use -----> distance
-----> length of the sides
Thank you,
Jojo
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