SOLUTION: The area of a parallelogram is given by the formula Upper A equals bh. The area of the parallelogram on the right is 126 sq. units. Find its base and height. b=4x+1 h=x+1

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Question 1112335: The area of a parallelogram is given by the formula Upper A equals bh. The area of the parallelogram on the right is 126 sq. units. Find its base and height.
b=4x+1
h=x+1
Answer by ikleyn(52803)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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First step:  solve this quadratic equation  (4x+1)*(x+1) = 126  and find  x.


Second step:  having "x" found, calculate h = 4x+1  and  b = x+1.


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