document.write( "Question 750127: I am doing Theorem 11.3 which state that area of triangle is equal to one half base time height.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In a two column proof, what could be the right reason at end of of statement: Area of triangle abc is equal to one half times parallelogram abcd equals one half base times height. I cant use the reason Definition of Theorem 11.3. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Given: triangle bcd\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Prove : Area = 1/2bh\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Line ba is parallel to line cd forming parallelogram abcd
\n" ); document.write( "triangle bcd congruent to triangleda b Reason is SSS or SAS
\n" ); document.write( "Then last statement is \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "area of triangle bcd equals 1/2 area of parallelogram abcd = 1/2bh\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "What could be the reason for the last statement?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I have been trying hard to think and look for the right reason for this one. Please help. Thank you so much. \r
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in a parallelogram diagonal divide it in two equal half
\n" ); document.write( "due this triangle area will be half of area of parallelogram lying on same base and between two parallel lines \n" ); document.write( "

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