document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=24784>Question 24784</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I am having trouble with wrod problems...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The Area of the parallelogram is 96 square miles. Find its base and height.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then it has a picture of a parallelogram with the height as (x-5) and the base as (x+5).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The formula is A=B(H)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So I tried..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "96=(x+5)(x-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I then multiplied out..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "getting x2 -5x +5x-25-96 ( because I had to get the equation equal to zero so..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x2-71 is what i got and  the answer is supposed to be Base 16mi and height 6 mi but i do not understand how to get that. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #13232 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=13232\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (x+5)(x-5)=96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-25 = 96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 = 121<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= +11 or x=-11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since we want positive measurements look at<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+5 = 11+5= 16 and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-5 = 11-5= 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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