The base and altitude of the parallelogram is 16 cm and 9 cm. If the area of a square is equal to the area of this parallelogram, find the length of the side of the square?
The base and altitude of the parallelogram is 16 cm and 9 cm. If the area of a square is equal to the area of this parallelogram, find the length of the side of the square?
Explanation
Area of parallelogram = base × height = 16 × 9 = 144 cm²
Area of square = side² → side = √144 = 12 cm