AREAS OF PARALLELOGRAMS AND TRIANGLES

The median of a triangle divides it into two_______

• Triangles of equal area
• Congruent triangle
• Right triangles
• isosceles triangles

Two parallelograms are on equal bases and between the same parallels.  The ratio of their areas is _______

• 1 : 2
• 1 : 1
• 2 : 1
• 3 : 1

ABCD is a quadrilateral whose diagonal divides into two parts equal in area.  Then ABCD is ___

• Always a rectangle
• Always a rhombus
• Always a  parallelogram
• Either rectangle or rhombus or parallelogram

• Area (ΔABC) = 24 cm²
• Area (ΔABC) = 20 cm²
• Area (ΔABC) = 36 cm²
• Area (ΔABC) = 48 cm²

• Area (ΔEDC) = 50 cm²
• Area (ΔEDC) = 25 cm²
• Area (ΔEDC) = 20 cm²
• Area (ΔEDC) = 30 cm²

• area(ΔABD) > area (ΔABC)
• area(ΔABD) = area (ΔABC)
• area(ΔABD) < area (ΔABC)
• None of the above

• area(ΔAGB) = ½ area(ΔABC)
• area(ΔAGB) =  ⅓ area(ΔABC)
• area(ΔAGB) =  ¼ area(ΔABC)
• area(ΔAGB) = ⅔ area(ΔABC)

• 1 : 3
• 1 : 2
• 1 : 4
• 2 : 1

The figure obtained by joining the mid-points of the adjacent sides of a rectangle of sides 8 cm and 6 cm is_____

• A rhombus of area 24 cm²
• A rectangle of area 24 cm²
• A trapezium of area 24 cm²
• A square of radius 25 cm²

Say 'TRUE' or 'FALSE'
The diagonals of a parallelogram divide in into four triangles of equal area

• TRUE
• FALSE