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Hey! I think you meant angle DAC in the second line. BOC is not an angle in the figure.
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Hi kc13. Thanks for pointing that out. Have made the requisite changes.

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The answer is C. Got this scratchpad from MGMAT. Can't thanks more.
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If the radius of the circle above is 3 and point O is the center of the circle, what is the area of triangle ABC?


A. \(4 \sqrt{3}\)

B. \(6 \sqrt{2}\)

C. \(6 \sqrt{3}\)

D. \(12 \sqrt{2}\)

E. \(18 \sqrt{3}\)


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Let D be the endpoint of the radius such that angle DOC is the central angle that is 60 degrees and intercepts arc DC. We see that D is on AB also. Since angle DAC is the inscribed angle that also intercepts arc DC, angle DAC is half the measure of angle DOC, i.e., angle ADC = 30 degrees. Therefore, triangle ABC is a 30-60-90 right triangle. Since the radius of the circle is 3, side AC is 6 since it’s also the diameter of the circle. Side BC, as the shortest side of the 30-60-90 right triangle, is AC/√3 = 6/√3 = 6√3/3 = 2√3. Finally, the area of triangle ABC = ½ x AC x BC = ½ x 6 x 2√3 = 6√3.

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