Question

Two sides of a parallelogram are 12 cm and 9 cm. If the distance between its shorter sides is 8 cm,then the distance between the longer sides is

Answer 1

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Given, DN = 8 cm,

Area of parallelogram = base $\times$ height

$\Rightarrow 9\times DN=12\times DM\Rightarrow DM=\frac{9}{12}\times 8=6cm$