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A triangle and a parallelogram are constructed on the same base such that their areas are equal. If the altitude of the parallelogram is 100 m , then the altitude of the triangle is.
- 200 m
- 150 m
- 148 m
- 140 m
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Let the triangle and parallelogram have common base b,
let the Altitude of triangle is h1 and of parallelogram is h2(which is equal to 100 m), then
\begin{aligned}
\text{Area of triangle =}\frac{1}{2}*b*h1\\
\text{Area of rectangle =}b*h2\\
\text{As per question }\\
\frac{1}{2}*b*h1 = b*h2 \\
\frac{1}{2}*b*h1 = b*100 \\
h1 = 100*2 = 200 m \\
\end{aligned}