Perimeter of a parallelogram is 22 cm. If the longer side, measures 6.5 cm, the measure of the shorter side will be

30 cm

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65 cm

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25 cm

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45 cm

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Solution

The correct option is D
45 cm

Let shorter side be x

Perimeter = 2(6.5 + x) (opposite sides of a parallelogram are equal)

=>22 = 13 +2x

=> x = 4.5cm.

Hence the shorter side = 4.5cm

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