Find the area of the parallelogram ABCD.

Given, BC = 5 cm and the corresponding altitude AP = 8 cm.

20 cm²

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10 cm²

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40 cm²

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30 cm²

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Solution

The correct option is C
40 cm²

Given:

BC = 5 cm

AP = 8 cm

We know that

$A r e a o f t h e p a r a l l e l o g r a m A B C D$ = $(b a s e \times h e i g h t)$
= $B C \times A P$

= $8 \times 5$

= $40 c m^{2}$

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