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Question
The perimeter of a parallelogram is 22 cm . If the longer side measures 6.5 cm what is the measure of the shorter side?
Solution
Let the shorter side be x
∴ Perimeter = x + 6.5 + 6.5 + x [sum of all sides]
22 = 2 ( x + 6.5)
11 = x + 6.5
⇒ x = 11- 6.5 = 4.5 cm
∴ Shorter side = 4.5cm
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