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XY = YZ
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26 Sep 2018, 14:50
26 Sep 2018, 14:50
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XY = YZ
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
The area of XWY |
The area of YWZ |
A) Quantity A is greater.
B) Quantity B is greater.
C) The two quantities are equal.
D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
Re: XY = YZ
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22 Oct 2018, 23:08
22 Oct 2018, 23:08
Given xy = yz
Therefore the two triangles in the question have the same base. Also they have the same height which is the perpendicular dropped from point w to the line xz
Hence they have the same area
Therefore the two triangles in the question have the same base. Also they have the same height which is the perpendicular dropped from point w to the line xz
Hence they have the same area
