Question

The area of the parallelogram shown is thirty-six millimeters squared. What is the perimeter? Show your work.

A parallelogram is shown. The slanted sides are labeled fifteen millimeters. A dotted line extends from the lower right corner of the parallelogram to the right. This line intersects a second dotted line that stretches from the upper right corner of the parallelogram downward, intersecting the first dotted line to form a right angle. This dotted line is labeled 9 millimeters.

Answer 1

who ever gets this right gets a medal

Answer 2

@lupita1995

Answer 3

@TylerD

Answer 4

28

Answer 5

shoe your work please

Answer 6

show

Answer 7

Ok so you know that 10 will be a in the equation so plug it in and solve that way for b.
b×10=20mm2
When you solve for b, b will equal 2. so all the sides of the shape equal 13+13+2+2=perimeter. So try solving the last part yourself

Answer 8

@denisse_stump

Answer 9

for b which would be the base of the parallelogram. Then I gave you the equation to solve for the perimeter: 13+13+2+2=perimeter

Answer 10

sorry

Answer 11

you got it?

Answer 12

30

Answer 13

but how is it 28

Answer 14

@lupita1995

Answer 15

hello?

Answer 16

ignore 28 sorry

Answer 17

so its 30

Answer 18

yes