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Areas Of Parallelograms And Triangles — MATHS STD 9 — Question

Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9MATHSAreas Of Parallelograms And Triangles4 Marks
Question
$\text{ABCD}$ is a parallelogram in which $BC$ is produced to $E$ such that $CE = BC. AE$ intersects $CD$ at $F.$
  1. Prove that $\text{ar}(\triangle\text{ADF})=\text{ar}(\triangle\text{ECF}).$
  2. If the area of $\triangle\text{DFB}=3\text{ cm}^2,$ find the area of $ ||^{ gm }\text{ABCD}$
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Answer

In triangles $\text{ADF}$ and $\text{ECF},$ we have
$\angle\text{ADF}=\angle\text{ECF} [$Alternate interior angles, Since $AD || BE]$
$AD = EC [$since $AD = BC = CE]$
And $\angle\text{DFA}=\angle\text{CFA} [$Vertically opposite angles$]$
So, by AAS congruence criterion, we have
$\triangle\text{ADF}\cong\triangle\text{ECF}$
$\Rightarrow\text{ar}(\triangle\text{ADF})=\text{ar}(\triangle\text{ECF})$ and $DF = CF.$
Now, $DF = CF$
$\Rightarrow BF$ is a median in $\triangle\text{BCD}.$
$\Rightarrow\text{ar}(\triangle\text{BCD})=2\text{ar}(\triangle\text{BDF})$
$\Rightarrow\text{ar}(\triangle\text{BCD})=2\times3\text{cm}^2=6\text{ cm}^2$
Hence, area of a parallelogram $=2\text{ar}(\triangle\text{BCD})=2\times6\text{ cm}^2=12\text{ cm}$

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