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In the figure shown, the square ABCD is inscribed in the triangle EFG. What is the perimeter of the square?

(1) FG = 10
(2) The distance from E to the line FG is 6.

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In the figure shown, the square ABCD is inscribed in the triangle EFG. 04 Feb 2019, 21:55
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Hi fskilnik,

Even I like many others had marked option E, could you please explain how both statements together are sufficient to find the perimeter of the square?
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Hi fskilnik,

Even I like many others had marked option E, could you please explain how both statements together are sufficient to find the perimeter of the square?
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Hi, DarkHorse2019 !

Thank you for your interest in my question/solution and sorry for the small delay in coming back here.

My solution will be posted below in a few minutes.

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GMATH practice question (Quant Class 17)

In the figure shown, the square ABCD is inscribed in the triangle EFG. What is the perimeter of the square?

(1) FG = 10
(2) The distance from E to the line FG is 6.

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\(? = 4x\,\,\,\,\,\,\, \Leftrightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\,\boxed{\,? = x\,}\)

Each statement alone is not sufficient, as proved by the geometric bifurcations presented in the figure above.

\(\left( {1 + 2} \right)\,\,\,\Delta EAB\,\, \cong \,\,\Delta EGF\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\,{{6 - x} \over 6} = {{AB} \over {GF}} = {x \over {10}}\)

\(10\left( {6 - x} \right) = 6x\,\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,\,\,x\,\,\,{\rm{unique}}\)


The correct answer is therefore (C).


We follow the notations and rationale taught in the GMATH method.

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