The two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are 12 cm and 5 cm respectively. If one of the diagonals is 13 cm long, then What is the area of the parallelogram?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. 60cm2.
The two adjacent sides of a parallelogram = 12 cm and 5 cm
Diagonals = 13 cm
5, 12, and 13 are the Pythagoras triplets
Area of the parallelogram = base × height = 5 × 12
= 60 cm2