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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Look at the figure. If the area of triangle ABC is 240 cm2, the area of triangle BDE is _____ cm2.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@experimentX

OpenStudy (experimentx):

find the length of sides .... do you know how?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

a proportion?

OpenStudy (experimentx):

Bingo!!

OpenStudy (experimentx):

i hope you can work it out ... can you?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

BE/BA = BD/BC?

OpenStudy (experimentx):

hmm ... give it a try!!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OK... 5/10 = 5/X 5 X 10 / 5 = 10

OpenStudy (experimentx):

well ... find all sides. and use Heron's formula

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Herons formula?

OpenStudy (experimentx):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heron's_formula

OpenStudy (experimentx):

once you know the side ... you can find the area.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

hold on let me try it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i got 120

OpenStudy (experimentx):

really ... is that correct?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i am not sure

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yea side DC and the height

OpenStudy (experimentx):

Oh ... sorry.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no it was not correct.

OpenStudy (experimentx):

hold on ... let me sort out other threads!!

OpenStudy (experimentx):

|dw:1344617269182:dw| suppose BE is 'x' ... find the value of BC and AC

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