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Class IX

Chapter : Areas of Parallelograms and Triangles

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CLASS - IX Mathematics (Areas of Parallelograms and Triangles)

1. Find the area of parallelogram in the adjoining figure. [1]

(a) 1759 foot
(b) 48 square
(c) 84 square foot
(d) 60 square foot

2. Find the measure of angle a [1]

(a) 45
(b) 60
(c) 40
d) 65

3. A triangle has an area of 45 square foot. Base of the triangle is 9 foot. What is [1]
corresponding height of triangle
(a) 90 foot
(b) 5 foot
(c) 10 foot
(d) 40 square foot

4. What is area of parallelogram whose base=8 and corresponding altitude is 5 [1]

(a) 40
(b) 45
(c) 13
(d) 3
5. Prove that ABCD is a parallelogram. If ABCD is a quadrilateral [2]
and BD is one of its diagonal

6. In a parallelogram ABCD, AB= 20. The altitude DM to sides AB is 10 cm. Find area [2]
of parallelogram.

7. If L be any Point on AB and the area of rectangle ABCD is 100 [2]

square cm. find area of LCD

8. Find the area of parallelogram ABCD, BD is perpendicular on AB. AB = 7 and BD is [2]

5.

9. PQRS is a quadrilateral and SQ is one of its diagonals. [3]

Show that PQRS is a Parallelogram and find its area
too.

10. In a parallelogram PQRS. The Altitude corresponding to [3]

sides PQ and PS are respectively. 7 cm and 8 cm find PS, if
PQ=10 cm.

11. Area, base and corresponding altitude are x 2 , x  3 and x  4 respectively. Find the [3]
area of parallelogram.

12. Find the altitude corresponding to side EF if area of ABC  DEF . If ABC AB = [3]
8 cm and altitude corresponding to AB is 5 cm. In DEF , EF  10 cm

13. Prove that the parallelogram which is a rectangle has the greatest area. [5]
 CBSE TEST PAPER-01
CLASS - IX Mathematics (Areas of Parallelograms and Triangles)

[ANSWERS]
Ans1. (d)

Ans2. (b)

Ans3. (c)

Ans4. (a)

Ans5. Given quadrilateral ABCD in which AB = DC = 3, BD = 4 and AB  BDC  90

BD intersects AB and DC such that
ABD  BDC  90
 AB || CD (alternate interior angles are equal)
but AB  DC  3
Thus, ABCD is a parallelogram

Ans6. Area of parallelogram ABCD

= AB  DM
=20  10
=200 square cm.

Ans7. Area of rectangle ABCD = 100 square cm

1
Area LCD  area rectangle ABCD
2
1
= 100 square cm
2
=50 square cm
Ans8. Area of parallelogram = Base  Corresponding Altitude =7  5
35 square cm
Area of parallelogram = 35 square cm

Ans9. We know that, area of ||gram PQRS. In which

PQ=SR=3, SQ=4
And S  Q  90
PQS  QSR  90
PQ||SR
PQ=SR=3
ABCD is a ||gram
Area of parallelogram
=Base  corresponding Altitude
=3  4
=12 square units

Ans10. Area of ||gram PQRS

=PQ  SM
=10  7
=70 square cm…………..(i)
Area of Parallelogram PQRS
=PS  QL
=(AD  8) square cm……………(ii)
From (i) and (ii)
PS  8=70
70
PS=
8
=8.75 cm

Ans11. Area of parallelogram

= Base  Corresponding Altitude
 x 2  ( x  3)  x  4 
x 2  x 2  4 x  3x  12
x  12
 12  312  4 
  9 16 

= 144 square units.

Ans12. ar  ABC   ar  DEF 

1 1
 AB  CM   EF  DN
2 2
1 1
 8  5  10  DN
2 2
20  5DN
DN  4cm
Altitude corresponding to side EF is 4 cm

Ans13. Let PQRS be a parallelogram in which PQ = a and PS = b and h be the altitude

corresponding to base PQ
Area of parallelogram PQRS = Base  corresponding Altitude = ah
PSK is a right angled triangle b  PS  being its hypotenuse.

But hypotenuse is the greatest side of 

Area of (ah) of ||gram PQRS will be greatest when h is greatest
H = b, then PS  PQ
The ||gram PQRS will be a rectangle.
Hence, the area of ||gram is greatest when it is a rectangle