The sides of a parallelogram are 4 and 5 units. Its perimeter is
___ units.

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Solution

For a parallelogram, opposite sides are equal. Hence 2 pairs of sides are equal. The sum of 2 non-equal sides gives half the perimeter. The sum of 2 non equal sides is 9 units. Hence the perimeter is 18 units.

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