The perimeter of a parallelogram is 32 cm. If the longer side measures 9.5cm , what is the measure of the shorter side
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Answer: 6.5 cm
Step-by-step explanation:
let the parallelogram be ABCD
then given that AB + BC + CD + DA = 32 ----------{1}
Opposite sides of a parallelogram are equal.
=> AB = CD and BC = DA
modifying {1}
2AB + 2 BC = 32
2 * 9.5 + 2 * BC = 32
BC = 6.5 cm
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