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The lengths of two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are in the ratio 1:2. If theperimeter of parallelogram is 60cm, then length of its sides are

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The lengths of two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are in the ratio 1:2.

If the perimeter of the parallelogram is 60 cm, then the length of its sides are.

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The perimeter of a parallelogram is the sum of the lengths of its four sides. Given that the ratio of the lengths of two adjacent sides is 1:2, we can denote the shorter side as x and the longer side as 2x.

Since a parallelogram has two pairs of equal sides, the perimeter P is given by the formula P = 2x + 2(2x) = 6x.

Setting this equal to the given perimeter of 60 cm, we have 6x = 60. Solving for x gives x = 10 cm.

Therefore, the lengths of the sides of the parallelogram are 10 cm and 20 cm.

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