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Hi,

I think lot of assumption are made while solving this problem.
1. Shaded region is square.
2. KL is parallel to MN

Question stem says nothing about above assumptions.
Can I make such assumptions while solving DS problems.

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1. Shaded region is square.- we needn't to know the type of quadrilateral it is. We have to find the area of the triangles, add the area of shaded region to get the area of total figure.
2. KL is parallel to MN:- a) KM is perpendicular to MN b)PO perpendicular to KL c) NQ perpendicular to KL ,Hence KL || MN

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You said st 2 is insufficient and still picked D as the correct answer? PKN


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Hi,

I think lot of assumption are made while solving this problem.
1. Shaded region is square.
2. KL is parallel to MN

Question stem says nothing about above assumptions.
Can I make such assumptions while solving DS problems.

Hi gvij2017,

1. Shaded region is square.- we needn't to know the type of quadrilateral it is. We have to find the area of the triangles, add the area of shaded region to get the area of total figure.
2. KL is parallel to MN:- a) KM is perpendicular to MN b)PO perpendicular to KL c) NQ perpendicular to KL ,Hence KL || MN

NO ASSUMPTIONS WERE MADE.
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You said st 2 is insufficient and still picked D as the correct answer? PKN


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Hi,

I think lot of assumption are made while solving this problem.
1. Shaded region is square.
2. KL is parallel to MN

Question stem says nothing about above assumptions.
Can I make such assumptions while solving DS problems.

Hi gvij2017,

1. Shaded region is square.- we needn't to know the type of quadrilateral it is. We have to find the area of the triangles, add the area of shaded region to get the area of total figure.
2. KL is parallel to MN:- a) KM is perpendicular to MN b)PO perpendicular to KL c) NQ perpendicular to KL ,Hence KL || MN

NO ASSUMPTIONS WERE MADE.

Hi funsogu,
You have pointed it out correctly. My bad ,how did I write D? It is A. Need to fix typo error.

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KM and QN are both perpendicular to the same lines. Therefore they are parallel to each other by the property of parallel lines. so the figure KMQN forms a parallelogram with two adjacent angles 90 degree, which means it is a rectangle. also the adjacent sides are 10. so the figure forms a square.
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