document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=604160>Question 604160</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In parallelogram ABCD, base AD is 15 units long and base AB is 8 units long. What are the height and area of ABCD if the measure of angle DAB is 20 degrees? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is a Geometry question, but it is labeled \"Using Trigonometry\". I've only ever done trigonometry with right triangles, not parallelograms.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I know that the area of a parallelogram is base * height, and that the base of ABCD is 15. I'm just stumped when it comes to finding the height. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #381281 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=381281\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the parallelogram is sitting on AB, you can draw an altitude (height) from the end of AD down to AB\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this forms a right triangle, with AD as the hypotenuse\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you know angle A, so to find the height ___ h = 8 * sin(20º) </SPAN>\n" );
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