Answer:
Height = 5 ft
Base = 11 ft
Explanation:
The area of a parallelogram is
Base × Height
From the question:
The base of a parallelogram is 6 ft more than the height.
Base = 6ft + h
If the area of the parallelogram is 55 ft^2,
what are the measures of the base and the height?
This is calculated as:
55 ft² =( 6 + h ) × h
55 = 6h + h²
h² + 6h - 55 = 0
h² +5h - 11h - 55 = 0
h(h + 5) - 11(h + 5) = 0
(h + 5)(h - 11) = 0
h - 11 = 0
height = 5ft
Base = 6 + h = 6 + 5
Base = 11ft