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Meena cuts a parallelogram-shaped paper along one diagonal.
Which statement about the two triangles she gets is always true?

Class 8Properties of QuadrilateralsGeometry
  • AThey are congruent
  • BThey are similar but not congruent
  • CThey are always right-angled
  • DThey have different areas

Step-by-Step Solution

A diagonal of a parallelogram divides it into two congruent triangles (by SSS / ASA), so they are equal in every way.
Answer: A) They are congruent

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