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Q 1M.C.Q1 Mark
ABCD is a trapezium with parallel sides AB = a and DC = b. If E and F are mid-points of non-parallel sides AD and BC respectively, then the ratio of areas of quadrilaterals ABFE and EFCD is:
  1. a : b
  2. (a + 3b) : (3a + b)
  3. (3a + b) : (a + 3b)
  4. (2a + b) : (3a + b)
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Q 2M.C.Q1 Mark
If AD is median of $\triangle\text{ABC}$ and P is a point on AC such that $\text{ar}(\triangle\text{ADP}):\text{ar}(\triangle\text{ABD})=2:3,$ then $\text{ar}(\triangle\text{PDC}):\text{ar}(\triangle\text{ABC})$ is:
  1. 1 : 5
  2. 1 : 5
  3. 1 : 6
  4. 3 : 5
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Q 3M.C.Q1 Mark
The median of a triangle divides it into two:
  1. Congruent triangle.
  2. Isosceles triangles.
  3. Right triangles.
  4. Triangles of equal areas.
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Q 4M.C.Q1 Mark
Let ABC be a triangle of area 24 sq. units and PQR be the triangle formed by the mid-points of the sides of $\triangle\text{ABC}.$ Then the area of $\triangle\text{PQR}$ is:
  1. 12sq. units
  2. 6sq. units
  3. 4sq. units
  4. 3sq. units
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Q 5M.C.Q1 Mark
The area of the figure formed by joining the mid-points of the adjacent sides of a rhombus with diagonals $16\ cm$ and $12\ cm$ is:
  • A
    $28\ cm^2$
  • $48\ cm^2$
  • C
    $96\ cm^2$
  • D
    $24\ cm^2$

Answer: B.

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Q 113 Marks Question3 Marks
Let $\text{ABCD}$ be a parallelogram of area $124\ cm^2.$ If $E$ and $F$ are the mid$-$points of sides $AB$ and $CD$ respectively, then find the area of parallelogram $\text{AEFD}.$
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Q 133 Marks Question3 Marks
In figure, ABC is a right angled triangle at A, BCED, ACFG and ABMN are squares on the sides BC, CA and AB respectively. Line segment $\text{AX}\perp\text{DE}$ meets BC at Y. Show that:

$\text{ar}(\text{BYXD})=\text{ar}(\text{ABMN})$
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Q 143 Marks Question3 Marks
In figure, ABC is a right angled triangle at A, BCED, ACFG and ABMN are squares on the sides BC, CA and AB respectively. Line segment $\text{AX}\perp\text{DE}$ meets BC at Y. Show that:

$\text{ar}(\text{CYXE})=\text{ar}(\text{ACFG})$
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Q 153 Marks Question3 Marks
In figure, D and E are two points on BC such that BD = DE = EC. Show that $\text{ar}(\triangle\text{ABD})=\text{ar}(\triangle\text{ADE})=\text{ar}(\triangle\text{AEC}).$
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In figure, ABCD is a trapezium in which AB || DC and DC = 40cm and AB = 60cm. If X and Y are, respectively, the mid-points of AD and BC, prove that:
  1. XY = 50cm
  2. DCYX is a trapezium
  3. $\text{ar}(\text{trap}.\ \text{DCYX})=\Big(\frac{9}{11}\Big)\text{ar}(\text{XYBA}).$
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ABCD is a parallelogram whose diagonals intersect at O .If P is any point on BO, prove that:
  1. $\text{ar}(\triangle\text{ADO})=\text{ar}(\triangle\text{CDO})$
  2. $\text{ar}(\triangle\text{ABP})=\text{ar}(\triangle\text{CBP})$
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If $\text{ABCD}$ is a parallelogram, then prove that
$\text{ar}(\triangle\text{ABD})=\text{ar}(\triangle\text{BCD}) \ =\text{ar}(\triangle\text{ABC})=\text{ar}(\triangle\text{ACD})=\frac{1}{2}\text{ar} (\|^{ gm} \text{ABCD})$
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$\text{ABCD}$ is a parallelogram. $P$ is the mid$-$point of $\text{AB. BD}$ and $CP$ intersect at $Q$ such that $\text{CQ : QP} = 3 : 1.$ If $\text{ar}(\triangle\text{PBQ})=10\text{ cm}^2,$ find the area of parallelogram $\text{ABCD}.$
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$\text{PQRS}$ is a rectangle inscribed in a quadrant of a circle of radius $13\ cm.$ A is any point on $PQ.$ If $PS = 5\ cm,$ then find $\text{ar}(\triangle\text{RAS}).$
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In figure, ABCD and AEFD are two parallelograms. Prove that:
  1. $\text{PE}=\text{FQ}$
  2. $\text{ar}(\triangle\text{APE}) : \text{ar}(\triangle\text{PFA})\\=\text{ar}(\triangle\text{QFD}): \text{ar}(\triangle\text{PFD})$
  3. $\text{ar}(\triangle\text{PEA})=\text{ar}(\triangle\text{QFD})$
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In figure, ABC and ABD are two triangles on the base AB. If line segment CD is bisected by AB at O, show that $\text{ar}(\triangle\text{ABC})=\text{ar}(\triangle\text{ABD}).$
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