The measures of two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are in the ratio 17:7. if the second side measures 3.5 cm, find the perimeter of the parallelogram.
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To find the perimeter of the parallelogram, we need to know the lengths of all four sides.
Let's call the lengths of the adjacent sides of the parallelogram 17x and 7x, where x is a common factor. We know that the second side measures 3.5 cm, which corresponds to 7x. So we can solve for x:
7x = 3.5
Dividing both sides of the equation by 7 gives:
x = 3.5/7 = 0.5
Now that we have the value of x, we can find the lengths of the other sides:
17x = 17 * 0.5 = 8.5 cm
So the lengths of the adjacent sides are 8.5 cm and 3.5 cm.
The perimeter of a parallelogram is given by the formula: perimeter = 2 * (length + width)
In this case, since the parallelogram has two pairs of equal-length sides, the length and width are both equal to the lengths of the adjacent sides.
Therefore, the perimeter of the parallelogram is:
perimeter = 2 * (8.5 cm + 3.5 cm)
= 2 * (12 cm)
= 24 cm
So the perimeter of the parallelogram is 24 cm.
if two sides must be parallel then the fourth side is also 3.5 cm
add the sides = perimeter
24
well, you need the longer side:
longerside=17/7 * 3.5
perimeter= 2*longerside+2*3.5 cm