document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1132823>Question 1132823</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ABCD is a parallelogram and AM, AN are the perpendiculars from A to BC,CD respectively. if |AB|=6.3cm, |AD|=4.9cm and |AN|=2.4cm, calculate the area if the parallelog and hence find |AM| </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of a parallelogram is the product of the base and height.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using AB and CD as the bases, AN is the height.  Since AB = 6.3 and AN = 2.4, the area of the parallelogram is (6.3)(2.4) = 15.12.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Using AD and BC as the bases, AM is the height.  Since the area is 15.12 and AD = 4.9, AM is 15.12/4.9 = 3.0857 to four decimal places. </SPAN>\n" );
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