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Q.

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In a parallelogram ABCD, P and Q are the mid – points of BC and CD then the area of the triangle ΔAPQ will be how many times the area of parallelogram.



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a

1 2  

b

  1 4  

c

1 8  

d

3 8   

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

The correct answer is option 4.
On graphing,
P.pngTo find the area use:
A(ABCD)=A(ΔAPQ)+A(ΔABP)+A(ΔADQ)+A(ΔCPQ)  
We know,
Area of triangle= 1 2 (base)(height) Area of parallelogram=(base)(height)  
Let us assume that the base of parallelogram be 2b and height be h.
Using Area of parallelogram=(base)(height)  
A(ABCD)=(2b)(h) A(ABCD)=2bh  
Consider ΔABP  
Point P is the mid – point of BC which lies between the parallel lines.
PF= DE 2 PF= h 2  
Also,
Area of triangle= 1 2 (base)(height)  
A(ΔABP)= 1 2 (AB)(PF) A(ΔABP)= 1 2 (2b)(h2) A(ΔABP)= bh 2  
Consider ΔAQD  
A(ΔAQD)= 1 2 (DQ)(DE) A(ΔAQD)= 1 2 (b)(h) A(ΔAQD)= bh 2  
Consider ΔCPQ  
Now, PQBC  
In ΔCPQ   and ΔCDB  
PCQ=BCQ(common angle) CQP=CDB(PQBC) CPQ=CBD(PQBC)  
The above two triangles are similar by AAA.
Now,
A ΔCPQ A ΔCBD = CQ CD 2  
A(ΔCPQ)= ( b 2b ) 2 (A(ΔCBD)) A(ΔCPQ)= A(ΔCBD) 4  
To get the area of ΔCBD  
A(ΔCBD)= 1 2 (2b)(h)=bh  
On substituting the values
A ΔCPQ = bh 4  
A(ABCD)=A(ΔAPQ)+A(ΔABP)+A(ΔADQ)+A(ΔCPQ) 2bh=A(ΔAPQ)+ bh 2 + bh 2 + bh 4 A(ΔAPQ)=2bh( bh 2 + bh 2 + bh 4 )  
 
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