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OpenStudy (anonymous):

I need help finding the height of a parallelogram...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay whats the question

OpenStudy (anonymous):

The base is 12 and the opposite side is 20 but i have to find the height and i didn't bring my notes from class... I was also daydreaming during class so...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

haha dont feel bad everybody does it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Hehe

OpenStudy (crashonce):

|dw:1428367977140:dw| like this?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yeah like that I was thinking in terms of triangles for some reason

OpenStudy (crashonce):

@Heypips

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yeah, like that

OpenStudy (crashonce):

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OpenStudy (crashonce):

you want to find h

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yeah

OpenStudy (crashonce):

do you want to solve using trig?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Sure yeah i think thats what i was trying to do but i didn't pay attention during class :/

OpenStudy (crashonce):

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OpenStudy (crashonce):

using the cosine rule, find A

OpenStudy (crashonce):

then find its supplement

OpenStudy (crashonce):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Hold on let me do the math

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I totally forgot how to do this... I'm lost

OpenStudy (crashonce):

do u still remember the cosine rule

OpenStudy (crashonce):

crap it doesnt work damn so sorry

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I was trying to do 30-60-90 because of the triangle

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