A parallelogram has a base of length #(2x+1)# and a height of #(x+3)# and has an area of 42 square units. Find the base and height of the parallelogram?
1 Answer
Dec 20, 2015
There are two solutions - base b=6 and height h=7 or b=7 and h=6.
Explanation:
conditions from the question:
hence
Solving quadratic equation:
so the roots are:
Substituting each root to b and h gives a solution: