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  • 28-07-2016
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if the adjacent sides of a parallelogram are in the ratio 2:3 and the sum of all the sides is 50 cm, find the sides of the parallelogram

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Ckaranja
Ckaranja Ckaranja
  • 28-07-2016

Let the lengths of the sides be x and y respectively. Then;
\(\frac{x}{y} = \frac{2}{3}\)
x=\(\frac{2}{3} y\)
We also know that x+y=50
Replacing value of x;
\(\frac{2}{3} y+y=50
\)
\(2y+3y=150\)
5y=150
y=30
x=\(\frac{2}{3} *30\)
x=20
The length of the sides of parallelogram are 20cm and 30 cm.

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