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A parallelogram has sides of length 12 cm and 8 cm. If the distance between the 12 cm sides is 5 cm. Find the distance between 8 cm sides. [4 MARKS]

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According to the question, if base = 12 cm and height = 5 cm
So, area = base × height = 12 × 5 = 60 cm2

Now​, if base = 8 cm and now we know that area of a parallelogram is 60 cm2

So, Distance between 8 cm sides = 608 = 7.5 cm
So, the distance between the 8 cm sides is 7.5 cm.


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