Calculate the area of a triangle which is formed by a diagonal of a parallelogram having an area of 246 ${c m}^{2}$ .

123 ${c m}^{2}$

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Solution

The correct option is A
123 ${c m}^{2}$

According to a property of a parallelogram that the diagonal divides it into two triangles with equal areas we get, area of a triangle A as,

A = $\frac{1}{2}$ area of parallelogram = $\frac{1}{2}$ 246 = 123 ${c m}^{2}$ (Answer)

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Calculate the area of a triangle which is formed by a diagonal of a parallelogram having an area of 246 cm2.

The correct option is A 123 cm2 According to a property of a parallelogram that the diagonal divides it into two triangles with equal areas we get, area of a triangle A as, A = 12 area of parallelogram = 12 246 = 123 cm2 (Answer)

Calculate the area of a triangle which is formed by a diagonal of a parallelogram having an area of 246 ${c m}^{2}$ .

The correct option is A
123 ${c m}^{2}$

According to a property of a parallelogram that the diagonal divides it into two triangles with equal areas we get, area of a triangle A as,

A = $\frac{1}{2}$ area of parallelogram = $\frac{1}{2}$ 246 = 123 ${c m}^{2}$ (Answer)