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Given that CD = DE, then the angle must also be the same.
As angle D = 90, Angle E and C should be 45 each.
Height = Perpendicular distance from BASE, which is BE.
CD is the height of both the triangles.

Is it clear? :)
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Given that CD = DE, then the angle must also be the same.
As angle D = 90, Angle E and C should be 45 each.
Height = Perpendicular distance from BASE, which is BE.
CD is the height of both the triangles.

Is it clear? :)
I am actually a bit of confused here...<D=90° that i understand. But in question CD=AE is given not CD=DE....so wont those two angles are different??

And as we know area=1/2 x base x height.
So isn't CD the height of triangle of DCB OR CDE? But the triangle BCE is different.

I am having a little bit of trouble understanding here

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In Triangle ABE , AB = 4 cm (given) and <ABE = 90 , <BAE = 45 (given)
from this , <BEA = 45 and also AE = 4\sqrt{2} ( by applying pythagoras theorm)
and AB = BE = 4 ( sides opposite to equal angles are equal).

Now , Area of triangle BEC = 1/2 * base * height

= 1/2 * BE * CD
= 1/2 *4 * 4\sqrt{2} ( AE = CD given )
= 8\sqrt{2}

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