Longer side = 32 cm
Shorter side = 24 cm
Let the distance between the shorter sides be x cm.
Area of a parallelogram = Longer side x Distance between the longer sides
= Shorter side x Distance between the shorter sides
or, 32 x 17.4 = \(24\times x\)
or, \(x=\frac{32\times 17.4}{24}=23.2\) cm
∴ Distance between the shorter sides = 23.2 cm