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# What is the area of triangle EBC?

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What is the area of triangle EBC?

(1) The area of ΔAED is 16.

(2) The area of ΔDEC is 12.

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17 Sep 2010, 02:35
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What is the area of triangle EBC?

(1) The area of ΔAED is 16.

(2) The area of ΔDEC is 12.

How do you solve this question?

Note that area of ADC and BDC is the same (common base and and since AB is parallel to CD, same perpendicular distance to base CD from A and B)

Area(BEC) = Area(BDC) - Area(EDC)
=> Area(BEC)=Area(AED)

(1) --> Clearly sufficient
(2) --> Not sufficient, there is no relationship between Area(EDC) and Area(BEC) directly, without any extra knowledge
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27 Jul 2016, 19:07
Since it took me a long time to understand the above reply (kudos given), my clarification:

$$\text{Area of a Triangle}: \frac{1}{2} \times \text{base} \times \text{height}$$
$$ADC$$ and $$BDC$$ share a base ($$DC$$).
$$ADC$$ and $$BDC$$ have the same height as we can determine $$AD$$ and $$BC$$ are parallel (due to the two right angles).

Therefore areas of $$ADC$$ and $$BDC$$ are equal.

(1) The area of ΔAED is 16.

The area of ADC = BDC (given above).
Using visual area subtraction
BEC = BDC - DEC

Therefore the area of AED = BEC.

Sufficient

(2) The area of ΔDEC is 12.

This information cannot be used to obtain anything more as we cannot determine side lengths or angles from the information.

Insufficient

(A) statement 1 alone is sufficient, but statement 2 alone is not sufficient to answer the question

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28 Jul 2016, 02:48
Very good question. This forum is superb.
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14 Apr 2018, 20:05
Hi guys
a very nice question and I wonder if this is applicable for all the trapezium?
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Hi guys
a very nice question and I wonder if this is applicable for all the trapezium?

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Yes,this is applicable to all the trapezium.

Actually Trapezium is one of subset of cases, where below theorem is applicable.
Triangles on the same base (or equal bases) and between the same parallels are equal in area
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14 Apr 2018, 21:12
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Hi

This is a classic example of an easy question , but I took around 1 minute to answer it.
I realized that this question depends on a simple concept which can b overlooked sometimes making us to fall in trap or to take longer time than required.

I am thinking to start making notes for key concept, and keep it handy so that the chances of trap or longer time to attempt would be minimize.

Here is the Key Concept.
In any Trapezium, the area of opposite triangles formed by intersection of diagonals and non parallel side are equal.
but the other 2 triangles with parallel sides are NOT equal, they would be equal in case of Parallelogram.

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16 Apr 2018, 08:57
gmatbusters Thanks man, learned something after long.
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