Triangles with a common height: areas proportional to bases

CAT has tested this idea 4 times across 4 papers, from 2021 to 2023. Solve one, and the others are the same method with different numbers or wording, which is why repeated concepts are the most efficient thing to practise.

QuestionWhat it asksAnswer
CAT 2023 Slot 1 · QA Q19areas ABP, ABQ, ABC in AP; length PQ2
CAT 2023 Slot 2 · QA Q17areas ABP, APQ, AQCD in GP; BP:PQ:QCC
CAT 2021 Slot 2 · QA Q11AD:BD and AE:CE; area of ABC30
CAT 2022 Slot 2 · QA Q21ADC half of ABD in equilateral triangle; length ADD

Part of Geometry (65 questions since 2017).