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# What is the area of this figure? ABDC is a rectangle and BDE is an iso

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What is the area of this figure? ABDC is a rectangle and BDE is an isosceles right triangle.

(A) ab
(B) ab^2
(C) b(a + b/2)
(D) cab
(E) bc/2

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24 Oct 2017, 00:53
The area of the rectangle = a*b
the area of the isosceles triangle = 1/2*b*b = 2b^2/2

Total area = ab + 1/2b^2 = b(a + b/2)
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24 Oct 2017, 06:57
Bunuel wrote:

What is the area of this figure? ABDC is a rectangle and BDE is an isosceles right triangle.

(A) ab
(B) ab^2
(C) b(a + b/2)
(D) cab
(E) bc/2

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The area of the figure = (Area of rectangle) + (Area of triangle)

Area of rectangle = $$(LW) = (ab)$$

Area of isosceles right triangle:
It helps to know that the area of an isosceles right triangle = $$\frac{s^2}{2} = \frac{b^2}{2}$$

If not, area of the isosceles right triangle, where side b is both Base and height =
$$\frac{B*h}{2}=\frac{b*b}{2}=\frac{b^2}{2}$$

Total area: $$ab + \frac{b^2}{2}$$
Looking at choices, factor out $$b$$
Total area: $$b(a + \frac{b}{2})$$

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