Question

The longer side of a parallelogram is 54 cm and the corresponding altitude is 16 cm.
if the altitude corresponding to the shorter side is 24 cm, find the length of the shorter
side.

Answer 1

Area of parallogram= area of parallogram= base×altitude so,

Let the length of shorter side(base) =b

54×16= b×24

864=24b

b=36

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