CAT 2018 Slot 1 QA Q29 Geometry

Question 29 of the Quantitative Ability (QA) section, CAT 2018 Slot 1, with CAT's official answer.

In a parallelogram ABCD of area 72 sq cm, the sides CD and AD have lengths 9 cm and 16 cm, respectively. Let P be a point on CD such that AP is perpendicular to CD. Then the area, in sq cm, of triangle APD is
  1. A
    18√3
  2. B
    24√3
  3. C
    32√3
  4. D
    12√3

Answer: (C) 32√3 Geometry MCQ

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