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In a quadrilateral ABCD the diagonals AC and BD meet at O, and the measurements are AO = 2 cm, OC = 5 cm, BO = 3 cm and OD = 7.5 cm. What does the converse of the proportionality result let you conclude about ABCD?

Class 10Basic Proportionality TheoremGeometry — Similarity
  • AABCD must be a parallelogram
  • BABCD must be a rhombus
  • CNothing follows, because the two ratios are different
  • DABCD is a trapezium with AB parallel to DC

Step-by-Step Solution

and , so the diagonals cut each other in the same ratio. Reading the proportionality backwards gives parallel to , i.e. ABCD is a trapezium. It need not be a parallelogram (that would need ) nor a rhombus. The third option is wrong because the ratios are in fact equal, so something definitely does follow.
Answer: D) ABCD is a trapezium with AB parallel to DC

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