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Assertion (A): In the given figure, ABCD is a rectangle and DCEF is a parallelogram then ABEF is a rectangle.

In the given figure, ABCD is a rectangle and DCEF is a parallelogram then ABEF is a rectangle. Assertion Reasoning, Concise Mathematics Solutions ICSE Class 9.

Reason (R):
AB = DC and DC = FE

⇒ AB = FE and so ABEF is a rectangle.

  1. A is true, R is false.
  2. A is false, R is true.
  3. Both A and R are true.
  4. Both A and R are false.

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Answer

Both A and R are false.

Explanation

Given, ABCD is a rectangle.

⇒ AB = CD and AD = BC

And, AB || CD and AD || BC

Given, DCEF is a parallelogram.

⇒ DC = EF and DF = CE

And, DC || EF and DF || CE

∴ AB = EF and AB || EF

But ABEF is not a rectangle, it is parallelogram.

Assertion (A) is false.

AB = DC and DC = FE

⇒ AB = FE and so ABEF is not a rectangle, it is parallelogram.

Reason (R) is false.

Hence, both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are false.

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