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The area of a parallelogram is `150cm^(2)`. If the ratio of its base and corresponding altitude is `3 : 2`, find the length of base and altitude |
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Answer» Let base of the parallelogram = 3x and corresponding altitude = 2x `:.` area of parallelogram `= (3x) (2x)` `rArr 6x^(2) = 150` `rArr x^(2) = 25` `rArr x = 5` `:. 3x = 3 xx 5 = 15` and `2x = 2 xx = 10` `:.` Base of parallelogram `= 15 cm` and corresponding altitude = 10 cm |
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