We know that the area of a parallelogram is the base * the height of it, so if we divide both sides by the height, then area/height=base. Therefore, we must divide the area by the height. To divide using polynomials, we first set it up similar to a regular long division problem:
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2x+3 | 2x²+13x+15
Next, we take the first component of the numerator (2x² in this case) and divide it by the first component of the denominator (2x) to get x. That will form the start of our answer, and at the bottom, we will subtract our numerator by the denominator (2x+3) multiplied by the start of our answer (x). Therefore, we have
_x_____________________
2x+3 | 2x²+13x+15
-(2x²+3x)
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10x+15
We then repeat the process until we finish, and whatever's left at the top is our answer. If there's something left, that's our remainder.
_x+5_____________________
2x+3 | 2x²+13x+15
-(2x²+3x)
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10x+15
- (10x+15)
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0
Therefore, our base has a length of x+5.
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