In the given figure, ABQP and ABCD are two parallelograms on the same base AB. Area of parallelogram ABCDArea of triangle PAB is equal to:
ABQP is a parallelogram. Therefore,
ar(△PAB)=12ar(ABQP) (since diagonal of a parallelogram divides it into 2 equal areas)
But, ar(ABQP) = ar(ABCD) (parallelograms on the same base and between the same parallels)
Therefore ar(ABCD) = 2×ar(△PAB)
Hence, Area of parallelogram ABCDArea of triangle PAB=2