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A parallelogram, a rectangle and a triangular region stand on the same base and between the same parallels. If their areas are , and respectively, then

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

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Let the common base be and the distance between the same parallel lines (height) be .
The area of a parallelogram is given by:



A rectangle is also a parallelogram, so its area is:



The area of a triangle is given by:



From these equations, we get:

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A parallelogram, a rectangle and a triangular region stand on the same base and between the same parallels. If their areas are , and respectively, then
A
B
C
D

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