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Q.

The areas of a parallelogram and a triangle are equal and they lie on the same base. If the altitude of the parallelogram is 2 cm  , then the altitude of triangle is:


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a

4 cm  

b

1 cm  

c

2 cm  

d

3 cm   

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Given, area of parallelogram = area of triangle with same base (b).
Also, height of parallelogram, h = 2cm
Let, the height of triangle be H cm.
Now,
Let’s equate the area of parallelogram and triangle with same base, we get,
Area of parallelogram = Area of triangle
b×h = 1 2 ×b×H    h = 1 2 ×H 2 = 1 2 ×H 2×2 =H H=4cm   So, the height of the triangle is 4cm.
Hence, the correct option is 1.
 
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