Question

In the figure given below, the area of parallelogram ABCD is:

• A. $AB\times BM$
• B. $BC\times BN$
• C. $DC\times DL$
• D. $AD\times DL$

Answer 1

The correct option is C $DC\times DL$

The area of a parallelogram is the product of a base and its corresponding height.
The possible combinations of base and the corresponding height are:
AB and BN or AB and DL
DC and DL or DC and BN
AD and BM or BC and BM

Out of the given options, only DC and DL depicts a base and the corresponding height.
Thus, area of the parallelogram ABCD = $DC\times DL$