Which three of the given can be added to get a rectangular figure?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → B, D, E
Note: The given answer is as per the official NTA Answer Key. However, the pieces as printed in the paper cannot form a perfect rectangle, as explained below.
The answer given by NTA places E along the bottom, B on the left and the trapezium D, turned upside down, at the top right. This makes a perfect rectangle only if D’s right side is drawn straight up:
As printed in the paper, both sides of the trapezium D slant, so it has no upright side to close the rectangle’s right edge, and a gap is left at the top-right corner:
