The area of a parallelogram is 24 centimeters and the base of the parallelogram is 6 centimeters. What is the height of the parallelogram?

3 Answers
May 1, 2018

4 centimetres.

Explanation:

Area of a parallelogram is #base xx height#
#24cm^2 = (6 xx height)#
#implies 24/6 = height = 4cm#

May 1, 2018

#h=4#

Explanation:

Area of a parallelogram can be calculated by using the formulae :

#A = bh# ,

where #A# = Area, #b# = Base Length and #h# = Height

Therefore, by using the given information,

#24# #=# #6h#

#h = 4 cm#

May 1, 2018

#h=4 \ "cm"#

Explanation:

The area is always given by squared units and never by single units!

The area of a parallelogram is given by the equation:

#A=bh#

  • #b# is the base length of the parallelogram

  • #h# is the height of the parallelogram

And so, plugging in our given values, we get:

#24 \ "cm"^2=6 \ "cm"*h#

#h=(24color(red)cancelcolor(black)"cm"^2)/(6color(red)cancelcolor(black)"cm")#

#=4 \ "cm"#