SOLUTION: A parallelogram and a triangle have equal areas. The base and height of the parallelogram are 12 and 9. If the base of the triangle is 36, find its height.
A. 12 B. 9 C. 6 D. 3
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A. 12 B. 9 C. 6 D. 3
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Question 286030: A parallelogram and a triangle have equal areas. The base and height of the parallelogram are 12 and 9. If the base of the triangle is 36, find its height.
A. 12 B. 9 C. 6 D. 3 E. None of these Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! you need to know the formula for the area of a parallelogram and the formula for the area of a triangle.
b*h=area parallelogram and 1/2 b*h=area of triangle
9*12=1/2*36*h
9*12=18*h
9*2*6=9*2*h
6=h
C. 6
