One side of a parallelogram is of length 24 centimetres and the height from this side is 18 centimetres. What is its area?

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Let the given parallelogram be ABCD with DC = 24 cm and height AE = 18 cm.

We know that the area of a parallelogram is the product of the length of one side and its distance to the opposite side.

∴ Area of the parallelogram ABCD = DC × AE

= 24 cm × 18 cm

= 432 cm²

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One side of a parallelogram is of length 24 centimetres and the height from this side is 18 centimetres. What is its area?

Let the given parallelogram be ABCD with DC = 24 cm and height AE = 18 cm. We know that the area of a parallelogram is the product of the length of one side and its distance to the opposite side. ∴ Area of the parallelogram ABCD = DC × AE = 24 cm × 18 cm = 432 cm2

Let the given parallelogram be ABCD with DC = 24 cm and height AE = 18 cm.

We know that the area of a parallelogram is the product of the length of one side and its distance to the opposite side.

∴ Area of the parallelogram ABCD = DC × AE

= 24 cm × 18 cm

= 432 cm²