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If the base of a parallelogram is $(x + 4)$, altitude to the base is $(x - 3)$ and the area is $ \displaystyle \left ( x^{2}-4 \right )$, then what is the actual area equal to?

  1. $60$ sq units

  2. $45$ sq units

  3. $77$ sq units

  4. $96$ sq units


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Area of the parallelogram $=$ base $\times$ altitude 
$ \Rightarrow \left ( x+4 \right )\times\left ( x-3 \right )=x^{2}+4x-3x-12$
$ \displaystyle=x^{2}+x-12$
Given, $ \displaystyle x^{2}+x-12=x^{2}-4$

$\Rightarrow x=8$
$\displaystyle \therefore $Actual area $\displaystyle = \left ( 8 \right )^{2}-4 = 64 - 4 = 60$ sq units

A parallelogram whose sides are 10 cm and 5 cm has one diagonal of 8 cm, then the length of the other diagonal is

  1. 12 cm

  2. 11 cm

  3. 14 cm

  4. none of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Given that, a parallelogram whose sides$l=10cm$ and$b=5cm$ has one diagonal${{d} _{1}}=8cm$.

Let, length of other diagonal $={{d} _{2}}$.


Now we know that,

  $ {{d} _{1}}^{2}+{{d} _{2}}^{2}=2\left( {{l}^{2}}+{{b}^{2}} \right) $

 $ {{8}^{2}}+{{d} _{2}}^{2}=2\left( {{10}^{2}}+{{5}^{2}} \right) $

 $ {{d} _{2}}^{2}=250-64 $

 $ {{d} _{2}}^{2}=186 $

 $ {{d} _{2}}=\sqrt{186}cm $


Hence, this is the answer. 

A parallelogram has an area of $60$ $cm^{2}$ and a base of $12$ cm. Find the height.

  1. $3$ cm

  2. $4$ cm

  3. $5$ cm

  4. $6$ cm


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Area of a parallelogram = base $\times$ height
$60 = 12 \times height$
height = $60 \div 12$
height = $5$ cm

Find the area of a parallelogram with a base of $34$ meters and a height of $8$ meters.

  1. 262 $m^{2}$

  2. 272 $m^{2}$

  3. 282 $m^{2}$

  4. 292 $m^{2}$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Area of a parallelogram = base $\times$ height
= $34 \times 8$
= $272$ $m^{2}$

A parallelogram has an area of $125$ $m^{2}$ and a height of $5\ m.$ Find the base.

  1. $250$ m

  2. $25$ m

  3. $270$ m

  4. $28$ m


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Area of a parallelogram$=base\times height$. Let the base be 'b'.
Hence
$125m^{2}=5b$ or $b=25m$
Therefore $base=25m$.

Find the base of parallelogram if its area is $\displaystyle 80{ cm }^{ 2 }$ and altitude is $10$ cm.

  1. $6$ cm

  2. $8$ cm

  3. $10$ cm

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Area of parallelogram $\displaystyle =b\times a$
$\displaystyle 80=b\times 10$
$\displaystyle b=8cm$


So, option B is correct.

Find the area of a parallelogram with a base of $200$ cm and height of $2.5$ cm.

  1. $500$ $cm^{2}$

  2. $510$ $cm^{2}$

  3. $520$ $cm^{2}$

  4. $300$ $cm^{2}$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Area of a parallelogram = base $\times$ height
= $200 \times 2.5$
= $500$ $cm^{2}$

Calculate the area of a parallelogram with a base of $ 12$ m and height of $5$ m.

  1. 59 $m^{2}$

  2. 60 $m^{2}$

  3. 61 $m^{2}$

  4. 62 $m^{2}$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Area of a parallelogram = base $\times$ height
= $12 \times 5$
= $60$ $m^{2}$

The base and the corresponding altitude of a parallelogram are $10: cm$ and $3.5: cm$, respectively. The area of the parallelogram is

  1. $30: cm^2$

  2. $35: cm^2$

  3. $70: cm^2$

  4. $ 17.5:cm^2$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The area of the parallelogram is base $\times$ height $cm^2$

Area of the parallelogram$=(10)(3.5)=35:cm^2$.

If the base of a parallelogram is $8\ cm$ and its altitude is $5\ cm$, then its area is equal to

  1. $15\ cm^{2}$

  2. $20\ cm^{2}$

  3. $40\ cm^{2}$

  4. $10\ cm^{2}$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Area of parallelogram $=Base \times height $

$=8\times 5\ =40\ { cm }^{ 2 }$