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Re: In the diagram above, ADF is a right triangle. BCED is a square with [#permalink]
chetan2u wrote:
mikemcgarry wrote:
Attachment:
square in a triangle.png

In the diagram above, ADF is a right triangle. BCED is a square with an area of 12. What is the area of triangle ADF?

Statement #1: angle DCF = 75 degrees

Statement #2: AB:EF = 3


Geometry is absolutely beautiful! This lovely problem is one of a set of ten DS practice problems on geometry. To see this others, as well as the OE to this question, see:
GMAT Data Sufficiency Geometry Practice Questions

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Hi,
since the area is given, we will know each side of square, so BD = DE = \(\sqrt{12} = 2\sqrt{3}\).......

lets see the statement..


I : angle DCF = 75....
angle DCF = angle DCE + angle ECF...

angle DCF is 75, and angle DCE will be 45 as the diagonal of square BISECTS the angle at vertex, that is 90/2 = 45....
75 = 45 + angle ECF .......angle ECF = 30....

CEF is 30-60-90 triangle...
opposite 60 is side CE, which is \(2\sqrt{3}\).... so EF = 2...
side DF = DE + EF = \(2\sqrt{3}+2\)...

Now since angle DCF is 60.. ADF is also 30-60-90 triangle...
we know one side DF, and thus we can find other sides and from tha the AREA

Suff


II : AB:EF = 3.....
3 EF = AB....

let EF = x, so AB = 3x.....

You can calculate AREA of ADF in two ways and equate each other -

1) area of ADF = area of CAD + Area of CDF =\(\frac{1}{2} * AD *BF = \frac{1}{2} * ( 2\sqrt{3}+3x) * 2\sqrt{3} + \frac{1}{2} * ( 2\sqrt{3}+x) * 2\sqrt{3}\)

2) area of ADF = \(\frac{1}{2}*AD*DF = \frac{1}{2} * ( 2\sqrt{3}+3x) *( 2\sqrt{3}+x)\)..

Equate two and you will get x^2 = 4... x cannot be -ive so x= 2..
No we know sides and we can find Area of ADF
Suff

D


I got a lost here chetan

1) area of ADF = area of CAD + Area of CDF =12∗AD∗BF

Where is BF coming from?
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CEdward wrote:
chetan2u wrote:
mikemcgarry wrote:
Attachment:
square in a triangle.png

In the diagram above, ADF is a right triangle. BCED is a square with an area of 12. What is the area of triangle ADF?

Statement #1: angle DCF = 75 degrees

Statement #2: AB:EF = 3


Geometry is absolutely beautiful! This lovely problem is one of a set of ten DS practice problems on geometry. To see this others, as well as the OE to this question, see:
GMAT Data Sufficiency Geometry Practice Questions

Mike :-)


Hi,
since the area is given, we will know each side of square, so BD = DE = \(\sqrt{12} = 2\sqrt{3}\).......

lets see the statement..


I : angle DCF = 75....
angle DCF = angle DCE + angle ECF...

angle DCF is 75, and angle DCE will be 45 as the diagonal of square BISECTS the angle at vertex, that is 90/2 = 45....
75 = 45 + angle ECF .......angle ECF = 30....

CEF is 30-60-90 triangle...
opposite 60 is side CE, which is \(2\sqrt{3}\).... so EF = 2...
side DF = DE + EF = \(2\sqrt{3}+2\)...

Now since angle DCF is 60.. ADF is also 30-60-90 triangle...
we know one side DF, and thus we can find other sides and from tha the AREA

Suff


II : AB:EF = 3.....
3 EF = AB....

let EF = x, so AB = 3x.....

You can calculate AREA of ADF in two ways and equate each other -

1) area of ADF = area of CAD + Area of CDF =\(\frac{1}{2} * AD *BF = \frac{1}{2} * ( 2\sqrt{3}+3x) * 2\sqrt{3} + \frac{1}{2} * ( 2\sqrt{3}+x) * 2\sqrt{3}\)

2) area of ADF = \(\frac{1}{2}*AD*DF = \frac{1}{2} * ( 2\sqrt{3}+3x) *( 2\sqrt{3}+x)\)..

Equate two and you will get x^2 = 4... x cannot be -ive so x= 2..
No we know sides and we can find Area of ADF
Suff

D


I got a lost here chetan

1) area of ADF = area of CAD + Area of CDF =12∗AD∗BF

Where is BF coming from?


It is actually DF as we are equating the two terms.

Typo, edited. Thank you
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