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# In the figure, AB = AE = 8, BC = CD = 13, and DE = 2. What is the area

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In the figure, AB = AE = 8, BC = CD = 13, and DE = 2. What is the area of region ABCDE ?

A. 76
B. 84
C. 92
D. 100
E. 108

Originally posted by gorden on 08 Nov 2008, 18:58.
Last edited by Bunuel on 11 Mar 2015, 04:04, edited 1 time in total.
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In the figure ABCDE, angle A = angle E =90 degree, AB = AE = 8, BC = CD = 13, and DE = 2. What is the area of region ABCDE ?

A. 76
B. 84
C. 92
D. 100
E. 108

D. 100

Draw a propendicular from D to AB and name it O.
DO = 8 and AO= 2

1. area of rectangle AODE = 8x2 = 16
2. area of triangle BOD = 1/2 (8x6) = 24

Also draw a propendicular from C to BD and name it M.
BD = sqrt(BO^2 + DO^2) = sqrt (8^2+ 6^2) = 10
BM = DM = 5 and CM = sqrt(BC^2 - BO^2) = 12

3. area of triangle BCD = 1/2 (12810) = 60

so total = 16 + 24 + 60 = 100
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Re: In the figure, AB = AE = 8, BC = CD = 13, and DE = 2. What is the area [#permalink]

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04 Apr 2016, 15:36
It took me 6 minutes to solve this one => here is my approach => i got the diagonal as 10 so the area of bigger triangle using herons formula => 60 and the area of the trapezium =40 => total area => 100
hence D
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30 Aug 2017, 09:55
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In the figure, AB = AE = 8, BC = CD = 13, and DE = 2. What is the area of region ABCDE ?

A. 76
B. 84
C. 92
D. 100
E. 108

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Area of figure ABCDE = area of trapezoid ABDE + area of ∆ BCD. This problem contains two special right triangles with Pythagorean triplets, which makes lengths for area of ∆ BCD easy to find.

1. Connect B to D and find area of trapezoid ABDE

Area ABDE = $$\frac{b_1 + b_2}{2} * h$$

Given: AB = 8, DE = 2, and AE = 8

Area of trapezoid ABDE = $$\frac{8 + 2}{2} * 8$$ = 40

2. Find area of ∆ BCD -- we need the base and height.

3. Base of ∆ BCD

To find base of ∆ BCD, draw a line from D to AB (in the diagram, DX) that is parallel to AE in order to create a right triangle BDX where

DX is one leg of the right triangle
BX is the other leg, and
BD, the base we need, is the hypotenuse

DX = 8
BX = 6 (AX = DE; they are parallel sides of the new rectangle created by the pink line. BX = AB - AX. BX = 8 - 2 = 6)

This is a 3-4-5 right triangle: 6: 8: 10. Base BD = 10

4. Height of ∆ BCD

Because ∆ BCD is an isosceles triangle, its altitude will create two congruent right triangles (see second small figure in diagram). Draw an altitude from C to BD

BD is bisected. Each right triangle has short leg of length 5

Hypotenuse CD = 13. This is a 5-12-13 triangle. Height of ∆ BCD is 12

5. Area of ∆ BCD =$$\frac{10*12}{2}$$= 60

Add the areas of the trapezoid and the triangle: 40 + 60 = 100

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