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Find the area of the parallelogram shown below.

Find the area of the parallelogram shown below.-example-1
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Answer:

144√3 square feet

Explanation:

There is a 30°-60°-90° triangle. In this triangle, the longer leg, which is the height of this parallelogram, is √3 times the length of the shorter leg (8 feet). Multiplying base times height, we have

18 * 8√3, which is 144√3 square feet.

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