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# Point A in the xy-coordinate system is shown below. Given two other po

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Point A in the xy-coordinate system is shown below. Given two other points B (4a, b) and C (2a, 5b), what is the area of triangle ABC in terms of a and b?

A. 7ab/2

B. 9ab/2

C. 15ab/2

D. 4ab

E. 6ab

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23 Aug 2018, 23:08
Bunuel wrote:

Point A in the xy-coordinate system is shown below. Given two other points B (4a, b) and C (2a, 5b), what is the area of triangle ABC in terms of a and b?

A. 7ab/2

B. 9ab/2

C. 15ab/2

D. 4ab

E. 6ab

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Co-ordinate of the vertices of the triangle ABC are A (a,b), B (4a, b) and C (2a, 5b).

We need base and height in order to determine area of a triangle.

Base=AB=4a-a=3a (Since y-position is constant)
height=5b-b=4b (Distance between point C and intersection point of height with base, since x-position remains constant ,we can substract the y-positions of the two points to get the height)

So, $$Area=\frac{1}{2}*3a*4b=6ab$$

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