Geometry Class 10

Area of a parallelogram is the ... of its base and the corresponding altitude.

• sum

• product

• difference

• half of product

The area of a triangle is .......... the product of its base and the corresponding altitude.

• half

• one-third

• quarter

• equal to

A diagonal of parallelogram divides it into .......... triangles of equal area

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The diagonals of parallelogram divides it into .......... triangles of equal area.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

A median of a triangle divides it into ............ triangles of equal areas.

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

Parallelograms standing on the same base and between the same parallels area .............. in area.

• equal

• half

• one-third

• double

Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

• The parallelogram and a rectangle standing on the same base and between the same parallel lines are equal in area.

• The parallelogram and a square standing on the same base and between the same parallel lines are equal in area.

• The rectangle and a rhombus standing on the same base and between the same parallel lines are equal in area.

• The parallelogram and a trapezium standing on the same base and between the same parallel lines are equal in area.

Which of the following statements is correct?

• The parallelograms standing on the same base and between the same parallel lines are equal in area.

• The parallelograms standing on the equal base and between the same parallel lines are equal in area.

• The rectangle and a rhombus standing on the same base and between the same parallel lines are equal in area.

• All of the above

The parallelogram ABCD and a rhombus PBCQ stand on the same base BC and between the same parallels AQ and BC. If Ar. (Parallelogram ABCD) = 40 sq. cm, the Ar. (Rhombus PBCQ) is

• 40 sq. cm

• 80 sq. cm

• 10 sq. cm

• 120 sq. cm

In the figure, if the area of triangle PQS is 24 sq. com, what is the area of triangle PRS?

• 42 sq. cm

• 24 sq. cm

• 48 sq. cm

• 12 sq. cm