document.write( "Question 354459: a parallelogram has an area of 52 square centimeters. Find the height h of the parallelogram if the base is 5 more than twice the height. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #253303 by robertb(5830) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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If h is height, then from the given, base $\"b+=+2h%2B5\"$ .
\n" ); document.write( "Area is then $\"h%282h%2B5%29+=+52\"$ .
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2h%5E2%2B5h-52+=+0\"$ .
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%282h%2B13%29%28h-4%29+=+0\"$ ,
\n" ); document.write( "which gives $\"h+=+-13%2F2\"$ , or $\"h+=+4\"$ . The first solution is unacceptable, so height $\"h+=+4\"$ cm. \n" ); document.write( "

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