Name of student : Aswathy.P.

D
Name of college : New B.Ed. College
Nellimoodu
Option : Mathematics
Register number : 180/ 13376002
Bindukala. C. P
Lecturer in Mathematics
New B.Ed. College Nellimoodu
Topic : Area Ratio
Standard : viii
Subject : Mathematics
How can we find Area Ratio ?
Draw a triangle ABC
A
B C
Join AD in this triangle
A
B D C
What is the ratio of the areas of
the triangles ABD and ACD ?
Draw a perpendicular from A to BC and take
h as length
A
B D P C
h
Area of a triangle = bh
Area of ABD = BD*h
Area of ACD = CD*h
Then,
Area of ABD = *BD*h
Area of ACD *CD*h
= BD
CD
Area of ABD = BD
Area of ACD CD
The ratio of these areas is equal to the ratio of the
lengths BD and CD