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Uwe wants to split his rhombus-shaped garden into two triang
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10 Aug 2020, 10:52
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Uwe wants to split his rhombus-shaped garden into two triangular plots, one for planting strawberries and one for planting vegetables, by erecting a fence from one corner of the garden to the opposite corner. If one angle of the garden measures 60 degrees and one side of the garden measures x meters, which of the following could be the area of the vegetable plot?
Indicate all such values.
A. \(\frac{x^2 \sqrt{3}}{2}\)
B. \(\frac{x^2 \sqrt{3}}{4}\)
C. \(\frac{x^2 \sqrt{3}}{8}\)
D. \(\frac{x^2}{4}\)
E. \(\frac{x^2}{2 }\)
Indicate all such values.
A. \(\frac{x^2 \sqrt{3}}{2}\)
B. \(\frac{x^2 \sqrt{3}}{4}\)
C. \(\frac{x^2 \sqrt{3}}{8}\)
D. \(\frac{x^2}{4}\)
E. \(\frac{x^2}{2 }\)
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Re: Uwe wants to split his rhombus-shaped garden into two triang
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21 Aug 2020, 22:35
21 Aug 2020, 22:35
Can someone please explain this?
Re: Uwe wants to split his rhombus-shaped garden into two triang
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22 Aug 2020, 02:46
22 Aug 2020, 02:46
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You can split the rhombus this way
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Or this way
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However, in BOTH scenarios the two triangles are congruent so the areas are equal
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The answer is B
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Or this way
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screenshot.36.png [ 8.34 KiB | Viewed 2670 times ]
However, in BOTH scenarios the two triangles are congruent so the areas are equal
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The answer is B
