document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=665637>Question 665637</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a man found a lot that is in the shape of a parallelogram they find that the larger sides of the parallelogram are each 8 meters longer than the distance between them.The area of the lot is 48m^2 Find the length and the distance between the length.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x+8 represent the longer sides and x be the shorter distance. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "We know length times height is the area of a parallelogram. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+8)x=48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply and subtract 8 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2+8x-48=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Factor:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-4)(x+12)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 is the only logical answer so:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "measurements are:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 meters <BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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