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In a parallelogram ABCD, it is being given that AB = 10 cm and the altitudes corresponding to the sides AB and AD are DL = 6 cm and BM = 8 cm, respectively. Find AD.

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7.5 cm
`ar("||gm ABCD")=ABxxDL=ADxxBM`.
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