the base of a parallelogram is twice its height if the area of a parallelogram is 288 CM square find its base and height
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Let the altitude be x.
Then base be 2x.
Area = 288 cm²
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Area = Base × Height/Altitude
288 cm² = 2x × x
288 cm² = 2x²
2x² = 288 cm²
x² = 288 cm² ÷ 2
x = square root of 144 cm²
x = 12 cm
.°. Base = 2x
= 2 × 12 cm
= 24 cm
Altitude= x
= 12 cm
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