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If the area of a shape, parallelogram, is 12 cm/2 with a base of 4 cm, what is the height? what's the answer?

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The area of a parallelogram can be calculated by multiplying its height by its base, following the formula:


A=b\cdot h

If we know the area and the base of the parallelogram, we can determine the height of the parallelogram by dividing the area by the base:


h=(A)/(b)

The base has a measure of 4cm and the area is 12cm², using the expression above you can determine the height as follows:


\begin{gathered} h=(12)/(4) \\ h=3\operatorname{cm} \end{gathered}

The height of the parallelogram is 3cm

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