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The number of parallelograms that can be formed from a set of four parallel lines intersecting another set of four parallel lines, is
(a) 18 · (b) 24 · (c) 32 · (d) 36
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (d) 36
Every choice of two lines from each family encloses exactly one parallelogram, so the count is 4C2 × 4C2 = 6 × 6 = 36.
- A parallelogram needs two lines from the first set and two from the second.
- Ways to choose 2 lines out of 4 = 4C2 = 6, for each set.
- Parallelograms = 6 × 6 = 36.
Remember · m parallel lines crossing n parallel lines form mC2 × nC2 parallelograms.
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