The area of a parallelogram is $60 c m^{2}$ and one of its altitude is 5 cm. The length of its corresponding side is

12 cm

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Solution

The correct option is A
12 cm

We know that,
Area of a parallelogram $= S i d e \times A l t i t u d e$
$\Rightarrow a \times h = 60$
$\Rightarrow a \times 5 = 60$
$\Rightarrow a = \frac{60}{5}$
$∴ a = 12 c m$

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The area of a parallelogram is 60cm2 and one of its altitude is 5 cm. The length of its corresponding side is

The correct option is A 12 cm We know that, Area of a parallelogram =Side×Altitude ⇒a×h=60 ⇒a×5=60 ⇒a=605 ∴a=12 cm

The area of a parallelogram is $60 c m^{2}$ and one of its altitude is 5 cm. The length of its corresponding side is

The correct option is A
12 cm

We know that,
Area of a parallelogram $= S i d e \times A l t i t u d e$
$\Rightarrow a \times h = 60$
$\Rightarrow a \times 5 = 60$
$\Rightarrow a = \frac{60}{5}$
$∴ a = 12 c m$