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What is its base of the parallelogram is72 meters²

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The area of a parallelogram is computed using the formula base x height.

Here we have a parallelogram with an area of 72 square meters and a height of 9 meters. Using the formula, we can solve for the base.


\begin{gathered} A=bh \\ 72=b(9) \\ \\ (72)/(9)=(b(9))/(9) \\ \\ 8=b \end{gathered}

The base is 8 meters long.

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