document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1031701>Question 1031701</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The base of a particular parallelogram is 4 times its height. If the base and height are doubled, the new area is 972 square inches greater than the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "area of the original parallelogram. Find the base and height of the original parallelogram. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Area = b * h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b=4h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area = 4h*h = 4h^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the new height = 2h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and new base = 8h\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area = 16h^2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16h^2 = 4h^2 +972\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12h^2 = 972<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h^2= 81\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h= 9 taking positive value\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "height = 9 in<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and base = 9*4 = 36 in\r<BR>\n" );
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