Question

One side of a parallelogram is $18cm$ and its distance from the opposite side is $8cm$. The area of the parallelogram is:

• A. $48{cm}^2$
• B. $72{cm}^2$
• C. $100{cm}^2$
• D. $144{cm}^2$

Answer 1

The correct option is D $144{cm}^2$

Given one side =18cm. Consider this as base. height=8cm. Therefore area of parallelogram is $b\times h=144c{m}^2$