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# In the figure above, the radius of the circle with center O

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In the figure above, the radius of the circle with center O [#permalink]  11 Sep 2008, 04:49
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In the figure above, the radius of the circle with center O is 1 and BC = 1. What is the area of triangular region ABC ?

(A) √2/2
(B) √3/2
(C) 1
(D) √2
(E) √3

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Re: Geometry ques...tricky [#permalink]  11 Sep 2008, 05:26
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greatchap wrote:
Hi Everyone,

I encountered the following question in GMAT Prep Exam and was unable to solve it. The answer that is selected (image below) is correct. Though I did select the right answer but it was a fluke.

Q-1) In the figure above (below here) , the radius of circle with center O is 1 and BC = 1. What is the area of triangular region ABC ?

(a) sqrt(2)/2
(b) sqrt(3)/2
(c) 1
(d) sqrt(2)
(e) sqrt(3)

Image below shows diagram and ques.

Can anyone help me out??

Thanks,

Cheers,
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All triangles inscribed in a circle with the hypotenuse as the diameter of the circle are right triangles.

Therefore

x^2 + 1^2 = 2^2
x = sqrt(3)
Area = x*1*(1/2) = sqrt(3)/2
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Re: Geometry ques...tricky [#permalink]  11 Sep 2008, 05:36
Given,
OA=OC=1
BC=1

Angle ABC = 90
=> ab^2+bc^2 = ac^2
=> ab^2 = ac^2 - bc^2
=> ab^2 = 2^2 - 1^2 = sqrt 3

Area of a traingle = b*h/2
=> 1*sqrt 3/2

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Re: Geometry ques...tricky [#permalink]  11 Sep 2008, 07:04
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Re: Geometry ques...tricky [#permalink]  07 Jun 2011, 08:55
I did not apply pythagoras.

I solved this pretty quickly, as I interpreted this as a right triangle inscribed in a circle as 30-60-90 triangle.

so longer leg = 1/2*hypotenuse*root3.

area = 1/2 *root 3 * 1

hope I am correct ?
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Re: Geometry ques...tricky [#permalink]  07 Jun 2011, 10:28
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I did not apply pythagoras.

I solved this pretty quickly, as I interpreted this as a right triangle inscribed in a circle as 30-60-90 triangle.

so longer leg = 1/2*hypotenuse*root3.

area = 1/2 *root 3 * 1

hope I am correct ?

Yes, you are. There are multiple ways of arriving at the value of AB.
You see that Cos C = 1/2 so C must be 60 degrees
Sin 60 = \sqrt{3}/2 so AB = \sqrt{3}
(Let me point out here that you are not expected to know trigonometry in GMAT.)

Or since the sides are 1 and 2, the third side must be \sqrt{3} by Pythagorean theorem.
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Re: Geometry ques...tricky [#permalink]  08 Jun 2011, 07:36
Thank u . +1 Kudos

But it makes sense that if one triangle-circle holds this relation. Any triangle having the diameter as the hypotenuse should. As the angles for it in a circle will not change. Only the sides will grow or shrink. But ya maybe the ratio 1:\sqrt{3} :2 occurs at this particular size of the 2 geometric figures !!

So I will put ur words in my flashcard.
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Re: Geometry ques...tricky [#permalink]  08 Jun 2011, 18:06
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These type of question can easily be solved by applying a simple formula.

A question in which triangle is given within a circle and we find out the area of triangle,then we can apply the formula given below

A= abc/4R
where a,b,c are the side of a triangle and R is the circum radius.

here,
a = AC = 2
b = BC = 1
c = AB = √3 ( AB²+BC²=AC² )
R = 1

Put these values on the formula, we get
A= (2*1*√3)/(4*1)
A= √3/2 Ans.

For such formula's, click the link below
http://gmatclub.com/forum/fundas-of-geometry-part-i-114507.html
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Re: Geometry ques...tricky [#permalink]  08 Jun 2011, 18:17
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Thank u . +1 Kudos

But it makes sense that if one triangle-circle holds this relation. Any triangle having the diameter as the hypotenuse should. As the angles for it in a circle will not change. Only the sides will grow or shrink. But ya maybe the ratio 1:\sqrt{3} :2 occurs at this particular size of the 2 geometric figures !!

So I will put ur words in my flashcard.

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Re: Geometry ques...tricky [#permalink]  28 Nov 2011, 22:59
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thanks karishma

so whenever I see a triangle in a circle and one arm of triangle as diameter if circle, I can quickly solve it using 30-60-90 formulas ?

Actually no. Here we know that the diameter is 2 units and one side is 1 unit so the triangle is 30-60-90. It may not always be the case. Say, if the diameter is 2 and one side is given as root 2, it will be a 45-45-90 triangle.
GMAT generally questions you on one of 30-60-90 and 45-45-90...

thanks- ur ex helped a lot
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Re: Geometry ques...tricky [#permalink]  19 Oct 2013, 11:30
Can someone explain why sq.root 3 is the height in this question
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Re: Geometry ques...tricky [#permalink]  20 Oct 2013, 03:29
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Can someone explain why sq.root 3 is the height in this question

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