MATHS ASSIGNMENT CLASS 9

CHAPTER AREA OF PARALLELOGRAMS

1. Area of a parallelogram ABCD is 96 cm2. Diagonals AC and BD divide the parallelogram into
four triangles. Find the area of AOB.
2. ABCD is a parallelogram in which BC is produced to E such that BC = CE. AE intersect DC at
F. If ar DFB = 3 cm2. Find the area of gm ABCD.
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3. ABCD is a gm. E and F are mid points of BC and DC respectively. Prove that ar (AEF) =
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ar(gm ABCD).
4. A quadrilateral ABCD is such that the diagonal BD divides its area in two equal parts. Prove that
BD bisects AC.
5. AD is a median of ABC and G is the mid point of AD, prove that ar (BGC) = 2 ar (AGC).
6. PQRS is a gm. ABPS and meets PQ at A and SR at B. O is any point on AB. Prove that
ar (SOR) + ar (POQ) = ar (SAR)
7. A point D is taken on the side BC of a triangle ABC such that BD = 2DC. Prove that ar (ABD)
= 2 ar (ADC).
8. ABCD is a quadrilateral. A line through D, parallel to AC, meets BC produced in P. prove that
ar (ABP) = ar (quad ABCD).
9. In ABC, D is the mid point of AB. P is any point of BC. CQ,
PD meets AB in Q and D. show that ar(BPQ) =

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ar(ABC).
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10. In the given figure ABCD is a gm.

Prove that ar (BCP) = ar (DPQ).
11. D is the mid point of side BC of ABC and E is the mid point of
BD. If O is the mid point of AE, prove that ar(BOE) =

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ar(ABC)
12. ABCD is a quadrilateral in which diagonals AC and BD intersect at E. Show
that ar(AED) ar (BEC) = ar(ABE) ar (CDE).
13. ABC and BDE are two equilateral triangles such that D is the mid point of BC.
Prove that (i)ar (BDE) =

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ar (ABC) (ii) ar (BDE). = ar (BAE).
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14. ABCD is a parallelogram and BC is produced to Q such that AD =

CQ . If AQ intersects DC at P , show that ar(BPC) = ar(DPQ).