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XY = YZ [#permalink] New post   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.
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Re: XY = YZ [#permalink] New post   22 Oct 2018, 23:08
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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
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Re: XY = YZ [#permalink] New post   24 Oct 2018, 01:12
can you prove the explanation?
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Re: XY = YZ [#permalink] New post   11 Jan 2019, 21:29
Two triangle have same base and height. Hence they are equal.
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Re: XY = YZ [#permalink] New post   11 Jan 2019, 22:36
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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.



Look at the attached figure..
Draw a perpendicular from W to line XZ meeting at A
The area of XWY = \(\frac{1}{2}*XY*AW\)
The area of YWZ = \(\frac{1}{2}*ZY*AW\)... now ZY=AW...
Therefore, the area of YWZ = \(\frac{1}{2}*ZY*AW\)=\(\frac{1}{2}*XY*AW\)=area of XWY

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