Question

2. The adjacent sides of a parallelogram are 15 cm and 24 cm. The length of the altitude
corresponding to the side 15 cm is 8 cm. Find the length of the altitude corresponding
to the other side.

Answer 1

The adjacent sides of a parallelogram are 15 cm and 8

24 cm.

Height corresponding 15 cm base = 16 cm

Area of parallelogram = Base×height =15 × 16 = 240 cm²

let h be the Height corresponding 8 cm base

Area of parallelogram = 8×h

So,8 × h =240

h = 240

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8

h = 30 cm

Hence The length of the altitude corresponding to the other side is 30 cm