Question

The ration of base to height of a parallelogram is 2 : 3. If the area of the parallelogram is 1734 cm2 then find its base and height.

Answer 1

base is 34 cm

height is 51 cm

Explanation:

let 3x = height

let 2x = base

1734 = (2x)(3x)

1734 = 6x²

divide each side by 6 to get:

289 = x²

`√(289)` = x

17 = x

3(17) = height = 51

2(17) = base = 34