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In the figure above, x = y. What is the ratio area of (triangle ABC)/(triangle ADC) ?

(A) 1/2*(x + y)

(B) x + y

(C) xy

(D) 1/2

(E) 1


Altitude of Triangle ABC is AH so area of triangle ABC is 1/2 x Y x AH and Area of Triangle ADC is 1/2 x X x AH. Now the ratio of 2 triangle will cancel everything out so answer is E

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In the figure above, x = y. What is the ratio area of (triangle ABC)/(triangle ADC) ?

(A) 1/2*(x + y)

(B) x + y

(C) xy

(D) 1/2

(E) 1


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To avoid having to keep track of side names, make a 3-4-5 right triangle, so that AD = 3, BD = 4, and AB = 5

x = y. BD = 4. So x = 2, y = 2

Area of ∆ ABC = \(\frac{b*h}{2}=\frac{2*3}{2}=3\)

Area of ∆ ADC: \(\frac{2*3}{2}=3\)

Ratio of areas?
\(\frac{3}{3}=1\)

Answer E
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In the figure above, x = y. What is the ratio area of (triangle ABC)/(triangle ADC) ?

(A) 1/2*(x + y)

(B) x + y

(C) xy

(D) 1/2

(E) 1


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Since x = y, we see that the base of triangle ABC is equal to that of triangle ADC. We also see that the height of triangle ABC is equal to that of triangle ADC.

Thus, the ratio area of (triangle ABC)/(triangle ADC) = 1.

Answer: E
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Hi
Can this question be solved by this logic:

x=y, so C is the midpoint of DB.
Therefore AC is a median from vertex A to the side DB in triangle ADB
Property - A median divides the triangle into 2 smaller triangles with the same area.
Therefore, the area of triangle ABC is equal to the area of triangle ADC.
Hence their ratio is 1

Please tell me if I am missing something here
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