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In a parallelogram, one of the parallel sides is and the other side is . If the perpendicular distance between the two parallel sides of dimension is , then the perpendicular distance between its other two parallel sides is:

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

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The area of a parallelogram can be computed in two ways using different bases and their corresponding perpendicular heights:

Given: and its corresponding height and let its corresponding height be Equating the areas:

Solving for :


Therefore, the perpendicular distance between the other two parallel sides is .

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In a parallelogram, one of the parallel sides is and the other side is . If the perpendicular distance between the two parallel sides of dimension is , then the perpendicular distance between its other two parallel sides is:
A
B
C
D

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