Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Area · Exam: · Marks: · Difficulty:
If a parallelogram with area $P$, a rectangle with area $R$ and a triangle with area $T$ are all constructed on the same base and all have the same altitude, then which of the following statements is false?
(a)$P=R$
(b)$P+T=2 R$
(c)$P=2 T$
(d)$T=\frac{1}{2} R$
Answer
Answer (as printed): B
Explanation
Let each have base = b and height = h. 1 Then, P = b × h , R = b × h , T = × b × h. 2 1 So, P = R, P = 2T and T = R are all correct statements. 2 1 1
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.