document.write( "Question 255124: How do you find the perimeter of a parallelogram when you have the base of 4m, height of 3m and don't have side length? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #187438 by drk(1908)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! I assume it is isosceles. We can use Pythagorean theorem \n" ); document.write( "a^2 + b^2 = c^2 \n" ); document.write( "and then \n" ); document.write( "3^3 + 4^2 = c^2 \n" ); document.write( "9 + 16 = c^2 \n" ); document.write( "25 = c^2 \n" ); document.write( "5 = c. \n" ); document.write( "The perimeter is 3 + 4 + 5 + 5 = 17 m. \n" ); document.write( " |