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document.write( "Area(parallelogram) = b*h = 2x*5x = 250cm^2
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document.write( " 10x^2 = 250 cm^2
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document.write( "   x^2 = 25
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document.write( "   x = 5cm   (tossing out negative solution for a measure)
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document.write( " Base is 10cm and Height is 25cm\r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( " 10cm*25cm = 250 cm^2 \n" );
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