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  1. A parallelogram ABCD has sides AB = 24 cm and AD = 16 cm. The distance between the sides AB and DC is 10 cm. Find the distance between the sides AD and BC.
    1. 16 cm.
    2. 18 cm.
    3. 15 cm.
    4. 26 cm.
Correct Option: C


Area of the parallelogram = Base × Height
= 24 × 10 = 240 sq.cm.
If the required distance be x cm, then
240 = 16 × x

⇒ x =
240
= 15 cm
16



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