Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Area · Exam: · Marks: · Difficulty:
What will be the ratio between the area of a rectangle and the area of a triangle with one of the sides of the rectangle as base and a vertex on the opposite side of the rectangle?
(a)1 : 2
(b)2 : 1
(c)3 : 1
(d)Data inadequate
(e)None of these
Answer
Answer (as printed): B
Explanation
Area of rectangle $=l b$ sq. units. Area of the triangle $=\frac{1}{2} l b$ sq. units. $\therefore \quad$ Required ratio $=l b: \frac{1}{2} l b=2: 1$.
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.