<PRE><B>Question 700894</B>
&lt;br&gt;&lt;font face=&quot;Tahoma&quot;&gt;The formula for the area of a parallelogram is simply:&lt;br&gt;

{{{A=b*h}}}&lt;br&gt;

where b is the base and h is the actual height (not slant height).&lt;br&gt;

This is the exact same formula used for the area of a rectangle.&lt;br&gt;

Knowing this, let&#39;s use the information we are given:&lt;br&gt;

{{{A=b*h}}}&lt;br&gt;

{{{64=8*h}}}&lt;br&gt;

{{{8=h}}}&lt;br&gt;

So the height of our parallelogram MUST be 8 inches.&lt;br&gt;

This also means that our parallelogram is also classified as a rhombus,&lt;br&gt;

since all 4 sides must be congruent.&lt;br&gt;

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