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Abcd is a Parallelogram P and Q Are the Mid-points of Sides Ab and Ad Respectively Prove that Area of Triangle = 1/8 of the Area of Parallelogram - Mathematics

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प्रश्न

ABCD is a parallelogram. P and Q are the mid-points of sides AB and AD respectively.
Prove that area of triangle APQ = `1/8` of the area of parallelogram ABCD.

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उत्तर

We have to join PD and BD.

BD is the diagonal of the parallelogram ABCD. Therefore it divides the parallelogram into two equal parts.

∴ Area( ΔABD )= Area ( ΔDBC )

=`1/2` Area ( parallelogram ABCD)       ...(i)

DP is the median of ΔABD. Therefore it will divide ΔABD into two triangles of equal areas.

∴ Area( ΔAPD )= Area ( ΔDPB )

= `1/2` Area ( ΔABD )

= `1/2 xx 1/2` Area (parallelogram ABCD) ...[from equation (i)]

= `1/4` Area (parallelogram ABCD)     ...(ii)

In ΔAPD, Q is the mid-point of AD. Therefore PQ is the median.

∴ Area(ΔAPQ)= Area (ΔDPQ)

=  `1/2` Area (ΔAPD)

= `1/2 xx 1/4` Area (parallelogram ABCD)...[from equation (ii)]

Area (ΔAPQ)= `1/8` Area (parallelogram ABCD),
hence proved

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