The area of the parallelogram is 32 sq miles. Find its base and height. (There is this parallelogram and the height it is x-2 and the width is x+2

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jigglypuff314 · Answer

area of parallelogram = (base)(height)
plug in what you know  32 = (x-2)(x+2)     foil, simplify, and factor

anonymous · Answer

So would the answer be x=6,-6?

jigglypuff314 · Answer

yes x would equal that, but what was the question asking for?

anonymous · Answer

It was asking the base and height.

jigglypuff314 · Answer

base = x + 2
and height = x - 2
so now that you have x, plug in...
but keep in mind that distances/lengths have to be positive