The base of a parallel is 7 ft more than the height. If the area of the parallelogram is 60 ft^2, what are the measures of the base and the height? Solution Area = 60 ft^2 h (h+7) = 60 h^2 + 7h - 60 = 0 (h + 12)(h - 5) = 0 => h = 5 Base is 5+7 = 12 ft and Height is 5 ft..