Re: QUANTITATIVE SECTION 7 Ques 4 of 20 ID: Q02-81 GGREClub
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30 Sep 2019, 15:31
An easier way to do this is to compare the areas and heights, since they are related as the two smaller triangles comprise of the largest triangle, and the height of all the triangles are equal to 10.
The largest triangle's, triangle JKM's, missing side MK can be solved for using 10^2 + (MK)^2 = 26^2, where MK is the base. Solving for MK results in 24. Now, calculate the area of triangle JKM using (1/2)bh, where b = 24 and h = 10. The area is 120.
It is stated that triangle JKL's area is 65. Per the drawing of the picture, we see that the area of triangle JKL + area of triangle JLM = area of triangle JKM, since the two smaller triangles make up the largest triangle, this means 65 + area of triangle JLM = 120. Area of triangle JKM thus is 55.
Now, we know the area of both smaller triangles (55 and 65), and since the 1/2 and h is the same for each of these smaller triangles, the only difference is the base that results in the difference in the size of the area. Therefore, the base for triangle JKL, which has the larger area of 65, must be larger. The base for triangle JKL is KL.
Choice A is the answer.