Calculate Side Length DC in a Parallelogram with Area 70 cm²

Look at the parallelogram in the figure.

Its area is equal to 70 cm².

Calculate DC.

555AAABBBCCCDDDEEE

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00:00 Find DC
00:03 We'll use the formula for calculating the area of a parallelogram
00:06 Side(DC) multiplied by height (AE)
00:19 We'll substitute appropriate values and solve for DC
00:40 And this is the solution to the question

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Understand the problem

Look at the parallelogram in the figure.

Its area is equal to 70 cm².

Calculate DC.

555AAABBBCCCDDDEEE

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Step-by-step solution

The formula for the area of a parallelogram:

Height * The side to which the height descends.

We replace in the formula all the known data, including the area:

5*DC = 70

We divide by 5:

DC = 70/5 = 14

And that's how we reveal the unknown!

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Final Answer

14 14 cm

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A parallelogram has a length equal to 6 cm and a height equal to 4.5 cm.

Calculate the area of the parallelogram.

6664.54.54.5

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