If two parallelograms have the same (or equal) bases and are between the same parallel lines, their areas will be equal.

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Solution

The correct option is A
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The above statement is true. This is because the perpendicular distance between two parallel lines is constant thus making the altitude for both parallelograms same. As they already have same or equal bases, their areas will also be same.

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Choose the correct statements from the following:

Statement 1: All the parallelograms having the same base and lying between the same parallels have equal areas.

Statement 2: All the parallelograms having the same base and lying between the same parallels have same perimeters.

Statement 3: Of all the parallelograms having same base and lying between same parallels, rectangle will have the smallest perimeter.

Statement 4: All the parallelograms having equal areas must have the same base but they may or may not lie between the same parallels.

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