Two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are $15 c m$ and $12 c m$ . If the distance between $15 c m$ sides is $8 c m$ , then the distance between the $12 c m$ sides is _____ $c m$ .

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The correct option is C
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Let the distance between $12 c m$ sides be h $c m$

Area = base $\times$ height

$∴$ 15 $\times$ 8 = 12 $\times$ h

$h = 10 c m$

Hence (C)

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Two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are 15cm and 12cm. If the distance between 15cm sides is 8cm, then the distance between the 12cm sides is _____ cm.

The correct option is C 10 Let the distance between 12cm sides be h cm Area = base × height ∴ 15 × 8 = 12 × h h=10cm Hence (C)

Two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are $15 c m$ and $12 c m$ . If the distance between $15 c m$ sides is $8 c m$ , then the distance between the $12 c m$ sides is _____ $c m$ .

The correct option is C
10

Let the distance between $12 c m$ sides be h $c m$

Area = base $\times$ height

$∴$ 15 $\times$ 8 = 12 $\times$ h

$h = 10 c m$

Hence (C)