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Pre-algebra

Found in: Page 550

Book edition Common Core Edition

Author(s) Ron Larson, Laurie Boswell, Timothy D. Kanold, Lee Stiff

Pages 183 pages

ISBN 9780547587776

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Short Answer

Find the unknown base or height of the parallelogram.
$A = 40 {in.}^{2}, b = 25 in., h = \underline{?}$

The unknown base or height is $\frac{8}{5} in.$ .

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Step 1. Given Information.

The given side and area is $A = 40 {in.}^{2}, b = 25 in.$

Step 2. Formula used.

The formula of area of Parallelogram is defined as,

$Area = Base \times Height$

Step 3. Calculation.

Substitute the values in the formula.

$\begin{matrix} Area = Base \times Height \\ 40 = 25 \cdot x \\ x = \frac{40}{25} \\ = \frac{8}{5} in. \end{matrix}$

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