document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=417983>Question 417983</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a paralelogram has sides 8 and 12 the shorter altitude is 6. Find the length of the longer altitude.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #292645 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Gogonati><B>Gogonati(855)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Gogonati><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Gogonati><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=292645\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of parallelogram side 12 and altitude 6 is: A=12(6)= 72. (shorter altitude). The area of the same parallelogram with the longer altitude is: A=8(x).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since A=72 we write: 72=8x: x=9. The length of the longer altitude is 9. </SPAN>\n" );
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