SOLUTION: The base of a parallelogram is 9 ft more than the height. If the area of the parallelogram is 36 ft squared, what are the measures of the base and the​ height?

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Question 1068786: The base of a parallelogram is 9 ft more than the height. If the area of the parallelogram is 36 ft squared, what are the measures of the base and the​ height?
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The base of a parallelogram is 9 ft more than the height. If the area of the parallelogram is 36 ft squared, what are the measures of the base and the​ height?
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Area = base*height
36 = (h+9)h
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h^2 + 9h - 36 = 0
h^2+12h-3h-36 = 0
h(h+12)-3(h+12) = 0
(h+12)(h-3) = 0
Positive solution::
height = 3 ft
base = 3+9 = 12 ft
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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