CAT 2021 Slot 2 QA Q17 Geometry

Question 17 of the Quantitative Ability (QA) section, CAT 2021 Slot 2, with CAT's official answer.

The sides AB and CD of a trapezium ABCD are parallel, with AB being the smaller side. P is the midpoint of CD and ABPD is a parallelogram. If the difference between the areas of the parallelogram ABPD and the triangle BPC is 10 sq cm, then the area, in sq cm, of the trapezium ABCD is
  1. A
    20
  2. B
    25
  3. C
    40
  4. D
    30

Answer: (D) 30 Geometry MCQ

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