document.write( "Question 434981: Two similar parralograms have areas 125m and 80m. The height of the the larger parallelogram is 10m. What are the length of the bases of both parallelograms? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #301177 by robertb(5830) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Area of parallelogram = b * h = base * height.
\n" ); document.write( "Then
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A%5Bs%5D%2FA%5Bb%5D+=+%28h%5Bs%5D%2Fh%5Bb%5D%29%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "<==> $\"80%2F125+=+%28h%5Bs%5D%2F10%29%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"16%2F25+=+%28h%5Bs%5D%2F10%29%5E2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4%2F5+=+h%5Bs%5D%2F10\"$ ==> $\"h%5Bs%5D+=+8\"$ meters.
\n" ); document.write( "==> base of smaller parallelogram is 80 m^2/8 m = 10 meters.
\n" ); document.write( "==> base of larger parallelogram is 125 m^2/10 m = 12.5 meters. \n" ); document.write( "

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