*see attachment for diagram
Answer:
x = 20.5 in.
Step-by-step explanation:
What we are requested to find is the height of the panel/parallelogram = x
Area of each panel = base × height = 287 in.²
Given that the total length of the 3 panels which includes the length of the 2 gaps within them = 50.5 in., first, let's find the base length of each panel.
Base length of each panel = (total length - length of the 2 gaps in between the 3 panels) ÷ 3
= (50.5 - 2*4.25) ÷ 3
= 42 ÷ 3
Base length of each panel = 14 in.
✔️Next is to find the height of the panel, x.
area of parallelogram = base × height
Base = 14 in.
height = x
Area = 287 in.²
Plug in the values
287 = 14 × x
287 = 14x
Divide both sides by 14
287/14 = x
20.5 = x
x = 20.5 in.
