In the given figure, ABCD is a parallelogram, AE⊥DC and CF⊥AD . If AD=15 cm, CD=21 cm and CF=7 cm, then find AE .

Diagram of a parallelogram ABCD. AE is perpendicular to DC, and CF is perpendicular to AD. The length of DC is 21 cm, and the length of CF is 7 cm.
(A) 10 cm
(B) 7 cm
(C) 8 cm
(D) 5 cm