Question

The adjacent sides of a parallelogram are 32 cm and 24 cm. If the distance between the longer sides is 17.4 cm, find the distance between the shorter sides. 

Answer 1

Longer side = 32 cm

Shorter side = 24 cm

Let the distance between the shorter sides be x cm.

Area of a parallelogram = Longer side`xx`Distance between the longer sides = Shorter side`xx`Distance between the shorter sides 

Or, `32xx17.4=24 xx x` 

Or x= ` (32xx17.4)/24=23.2` cm 

∴Distance between the shorter sides = `23.2 cm`