Asked by Shankar

In a parallelogram the base and height are in the ratio 5:2.if the area of the parallelogram is 360m2.find it's base and height.
Answered by Steve
5x * 2x = 360

Find x, and then you know the base and height.
Answered by Huma bindu
Let the base of the parallelogram be 5X and the height of the parallelogram be 2X
Area 5X x 2x 10x 360 m square
10xa 360
square 360 by 10 equal to 36
X square root of 36 equal to 6
Base 5X 5 (6) equal to 36 cm
Height 2X 2 (6) equal to 12cm