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\n" ); document.write( "The base of a parallelogram is twice its height.
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document.write( "Let the height be x;  then the base is 2x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The area equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    (2x)*x = 72   sq.ft\r\n" );
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document.write( "      2x^2 = 72\r\n" );
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document.write( "       x^2 = 72/2 = 36\r\n" );
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document.write( "        x         =  = 6.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  The height is 5 ft;  the base is 2*6 = 12 ft.\r\n" );
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