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Diameter BC 2 and AB 1
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27 Jul 2020, 08:19
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Diameter \(BC=2\) and \( AB= 1\)
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
The area of triangle ABC |
\(\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}\) |
A)The quantity in Column A is greater.
B)The quantity in Column B is greater.
C)The two quantities are equal.
D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.
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Re: Diameter BC 2 and AB 1
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27 Jul 2020, 09:02
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Apply Pythagoras' theorem: the height is 1, and the hypotenuse is 2. Then
\(a^2 + b^2 = c^2\)
\(a = \sqrt{c^2 - b^2}\)
\(a = \sqrt{4 - 1}\)
\(a = \sqrt{3}\)
Hence the area of the triangle is 1/2 ab = 1/2 (\(\sqrt{3}\)) -> answer is C.
\(a^2 + b^2 = c^2\)
\(a = \sqrt{c^2 - b^2}\)
\(a = \sqrt{4 - 1}\)
\(a = \sqrt{3}\)
Hence the area of the triangle is 1/2 ab = 1/2 (\(\sqrt{3}\)) -> answer is C.
