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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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Let the lengths of the sides be x and y respectively. Then;

(x)/(y) = (2)/(3)
x=
(2)/(3) y
We also know that x+y=50
Replacing value of x;

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2y+3y=150
5y=150
y=30
x=
(2)/(3) *30
x=20
The length of the sides of parallelogram are 20cm and 30 cm.
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