document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=708144>Question 708144</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I do this problem A parallelogram with an area of 6x^2-7x-5 square units has a base of 3x-5.  Determine the height of the parallelogram<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 #435985 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39631)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=435985\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You would do this the same way you would do any area calculation for a parallelogram.  You have the area, you have the base, and you want the height.  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=b%2Ah ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=b%2Ah\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  You only need to calculate or solve for h.  You KNOW the area and the base.  You do NOT know the values of the area nor the base, but you want what will essentially be the expression for the height.  NOT its value.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use what you have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=h=%286x%5E2-7x-5%29%2F%283x-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"h=%286x%5E2-7x-5%29%2F%283x-5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Polynomial division!  Or you might try factoring, which in this case should work very well.  The numerator is equal to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282x%2B1%29%283x-5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282x%2B1%29%283x-5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so h reduces to 2x+1.\r<BR>\n" );
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