LESSON PRACTICE

Select True or False for each statement.

A. If you know the area and length of a rectangle, you can find its width.
- True
- False

B. To find the height of a trapezoid, you can divide its area by the sum of its bases.
- True
- False

C. To find the base length of a triangle, you can divide the area of the triangle by its height and then multiply by 2.
- True
- False

D. To find the height of a parallelogram, you can multiply its area by its base length.
- True
- False



Answer :

Certainly! Let's analyze each statement in detail to determine whether it’s true or false based on geometric principles.

### Statement A:
"If you know the area and length of a rectangle, you can find its width."
- True. In a rectangle, the area [tex]\( A \)[/tex] is given by the product of its length [tex]\( l \)[/tex] and width [tex]\( w \)[/tex]:
[tex]\[ A = l \times w \][/tex]
Therefore, if you know the area and the length, you can rearrange the formula to solve for the width:
[tex]\[ w = \frac{A}{l} \][/tex]
So, this statement is True.

### Statement B:
"To find the height of a trapezoid, you can divide its area by half of the sum of its bases."
- True. The area [tex]\( A \)[/tex] of a trapezoid is given by:
[tex]\[ A = \frac{1}{2} \times (b_1 + b_2) \times h \][/tex]
where [tex]\( b_1 \)[/tex] and [tex]\( b_2 \)[/tex] are the lengths of the two bases, and [tex]\( h \)[/tex] is the height. Rearranging to solve for height [tex]\( h \)[/tex]:
[tex]\[ h = \frac{A}{\frac{1}{2} \times (b_1 + b_2)} = \frac{2A}{b_1 + b_2} \][/tex]
This matches the statement, so it is True.

### Statement C:
"To find the base length of a triangle, you can divide the area of the triangle by its height and then multiply by 2."
- True. The area [tex]\( A \)[/tex] of a triangle is given by:
[tex]\[ A = \frac{1}{2} \times b \times h \][/tex]
where [tex]\( b \)[/tex] is the base and [tex]\( h \)[/tex] is the height. To solve for the base [tex]\( b \)[/tex]:
[tex]\[ b = \frac{2A}{h} \][/tex]
This confirms the statement, so it is True.

### Statement D:
"To find the height of a parallelogram, you can multiply its area by its base length."
- False. The area [tex]\( A \)[/tex] of a parallelogram is given by:
[tex]\[ A = b \times h \][/tex]
where [tex]\( b \)[/tex] is the base length and [tex]\( h \)[/tex] is the height. To solve for height [tex]\( h \)[/tex]:
[tex]\[ h = \frac{A}{b} \][/tex]
Multiplying the area by the base length isn’t correct; instead, you should divide the area by the base length. Therefore, this statement is False.

### Conclusion:
- Statement A: True
- Statement B: True
- Statement C: True
- Statement D: False

So, all the statements have been analyzed and your answers should be marked accordingly.