SOLUTION: The base of a parallelogram is 3 times its height. The area of the paralleogram is 108 square inches. Find the base and the height.

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Question 607477: The base of a parallelogram is 3 times its height. The area of the paralleogram is 108 square inches. Find the base and the height.
Answer by w_parminder(53) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let height of parallelogram = h
So, its base = 3h
Area of parallelogram = 108
So Base*Height = 108
3h*h = 108
3h%5E2 = 108
h%5E2 = 108/3
h%5E2 = 36
h = sqrt%2836%29
h = 6
So, height of parallelogram = h = 6 inches
and its base = 3h = 3*6 = 18 inches