The base of a parallelogram is thrice the height. If its area is 768 sq.cm , find the base and height.
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It is given that,
Area of parallelogram = 768cm
2
Consider x as the height and 3x as the base of parallelogram.
So we get,
Area = base∗height
Substituting the values,
768=3x∗x
By further calculation,
768=3x
2x 2
=768/3=256cmx=
256=16cm.
Height = x = 16cm
Base = 3x = 3∗16 = 48cm.
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