One side of a parallelogram is 18 cm long and its area is #153 cm^2#. What is the distance of the given side from its opposite side?

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Answer 1 · 2018-07-22T06:04:19

The distance is #=8.5cm#

We are looking for the height #h# of the parallelogram.

The area is

#A=bxxh#

The base is #b=18cm#

The area is #A=153cm^2#

The height is

#h=A/b=153/18=8.5cm#