Answer:
The base of the second parallelogram is 51cm.
Step-by-step explanation:
If the parallelograms are similar, it means by applying the same scale factor to all the sides in one gives you the other. The question tells us the height of the first shape is 8cm and the height of the second shape is 34cm. That means the scale factor is:
Apply this same scale factor to the base of the first shape to find the base of the second:
1/2 = 0.5
12 & 1/2 = 12 + 1/2 = 12 + 0.5 = 12.5
4 & 1/2 = 4 + 1/2 = 4 + 0.5 = 4.5
Refer to the diagram below. Note how I divided the figure into two rectangles.
The larger red rectangle is 12.5 feet by 10 feet. It has area 12.5*10 = 125 square feet.
The smaller blue rectangle has dimensions 4.5 feet by 5 feet (the 5 is from 15-10 = 5), so it has area 4.5*5 = 22.5 square feet
Now add up those individual areas to get the total area
125+22.5 = 147.5
Then convert that to a mixed number
147.5 = 147 + 0.5 = 147 + 1/2 = 147 & 1/2
<h3>The correct area is 147 & 1/2 feet</h3>