Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Area · Exam: · Marks: · Difficulty:
Consider the given figure. $x=y=z$
(b)$x=2 y=2 z$
(c)$y=2 x=2 z$
(d)$z=2 x=2 y$
Answer
Answer (as printed): B
Explanation
$x=\frac{1}{2} \times C D \times L M ; y=\frac{1}{2} \times C M \times B C=\frac{1}{2} \times\left(\frac{1}{2} C D\right) \times L M$ $=\frac{1}{4} \times C D \times L M=\frac{1}{2} x$; $z=\frac{1}{2} \times C M \times L M=\frac{1}{2} \times\left(\frac{1}{2} C D\right) \times L M=\frac{1}{4} \times C D \times L M=\frac{1}{2} x$. $\therefore \quad x=2 y=2 z$.
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.