The base is x.
The height is 5 feet more than the base, so it's x+5.
The area of a parallelogram is the product of its base and its height. The area is 204 square feet.
The length of the base of a parallelogram must be a positive number, so x=12.
The base is 12 feet long, the height is 17 feet long.
The height is 5 feet more than the base, so it's x+5.
The area of a parallelogram is the product of its base and its height. The area is 204 square feet.
The length of the base of a parallelogram must be a positive number, so x=12.
The base is 12 feet long, the height is 17 feet long.