SOLUTION: A parallelogram has sides 8 and 12. The shorter altitude is 6. Find the length of the other altitude.
I have tried finding the height but nothing has worked.
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I have tried finding the height but nothing has worked.
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Question 195251: A parallelogram has sides 8 and 12. The shorter altitude is 6. Find the length of the other altitude.
I have tried finding the height but nothing has worked. Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source):
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******/***|**********/
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****/*****6********/--8
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**/--------------/
**|-----12-------|
The short height is given as 6.
The long height is equal to 12 (the longer side)
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