Question

the area of a parallelogram is 392m^2.if its altitude is twice the corresponding base,determine the base and height .

Answer 1

Area of the parallelogram = 392 m^2

Let the base of the parallelogram be b m.

Given:

The height of the parallelogram is twice the base.

Therefore, Height = 2b m

Area of a parallelogram = Base * Height

392 = b * 2b

392 = 2b^2

392\2=b^2

196 = b^2

b = 14

Therefore, Base = 14 m and Altitude = 2 * Base = 2 * 14 = 28 m