The area of a triangle is defined as the total space that is enclosed by any particular triangle. The basic formula to find the area of a given triangle is $A = 1/2 × b × h$, where $b$ is the base and $h$ is the height of the given triangle. Here we have to find the side of triangle.
2011 AMC 10B-Problem 9 | Geometry
The area of $ \triangle EBD $ is one third of the area of $ \triangle ABC $. Segment is perpendicular to segment $ AB $. What is $ BD $?
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(A) \(\frac{4}{3}\)
(B) \(\sqrt{5}\)
(C) \(\frac{9}{4}\)
(D) \(\frac{4 \sqrt{3}}{3}\)
(E) \(\frac{5}{2}\)
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Notice that here \(\triangle A B C\) and \(\triangle B D E\) are similar.
Therefore \(D E=\frac{3}{4} B D\)
Now we have to find the area.
We know this is \(=\frac{1}{2} \times\) base\(\times\) height.
Now using this formula can you find the area of \(\triangle A B C\) and \(\triangle B D E\) ?
Now \(\triangle A B C=\frac{1}{2} \times 3 \times 4=6\) and \(\triangle B D E=\frac{1}{2} \times D E \times B D=\frac{1}{2} * \frac{3}{4} \times B D \times B D=\frac{3}{8} B D^2\)
Again we know the area of \(\triangle B D E\) is one third of the area of \(\triangle A B C\).
Therefore, \(\frac{3}{8} B D^2=6 \times \frac{1}{3}\)
\(9 * B D^2=48), or, (B D^2=\frac{48}{9}), or, (B D^2=\frac{16}{3}\)
so, the answer is= \(B D=\frac{4 \sqrt{3}}{3}\)
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