The area of a parallelogram is #60# #m^2# and its height is #15# #m#. What is the length of its base?

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Answer 1 · 2018-05-23T19:58:24

#color(blue)("base"=8)#

The area of a parallelogram is given as:

#1/2"base"xx"height"#

We have area = #60m^2#

So:

#1/2"base"xx15=60#

Dividing by 15:

#1/2"base"=4#

Multiplying by 2:

#"base"=8#