Out of a square if side 8 cm, a triangle is drawn with base as one side of the square and third vertex at any point on the opposite side of the square. What is the area of the remaining portion of the square if the triangle is taken out?
(a)
16 sq. cm
(b)
32 sq. cm
(c)
64 sq. cm
(d)
Cannot be determined
Out of a square if side 8 cm, a triangle is drawn with base as one side of the square and third vertex at any point on the opposite side of the square. What is the area of the remaining portion of the square if the triangle is taken out?
(a)
16 sq. cm
(b)
32 sq. cm
(c)
64 sq. cm
(d)
Cannot be determined
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Out of a square if side 8 cm, a triangle is drawn with base as one side of the square and third vertex at any point on the opposite side of the square. What is the area of the remaining portion of the square if the triangle is taken out?
(a)
16 sq. cm
(b)
32 sq. cm
(c)
64 sq. cm
(d)
Cannot be determined
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Out of a square if side 8 cm, a triangle is drawn with base as one side of the square and third vertex at any point on the opposite side of the square. What is the area of the remaining portion of the square if the triangle is taken out? |
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(a) |
16 sq. cm |
(b) |
32 sq. cm |
(c) |
64 sq. cm |
(d) |
Cannot be determined |
1 Answer
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Answer Key / Explanation : (b) -
Base = 8 cm, height = 8 cm.
Area of 
= 
Area of the square = 
Difference = 32 cm2.
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