A diagonal cuts a parallelogram of area 54 cm2 into two triangles. What is the area of each triangle?
A108 cm2
B54 cm2
C27 cm2
D13.5 cm2
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. 27 cm2
The diagonal divides the parallelogram into two congruent triangles, so each has half the area, 27 cm2.
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