Try this beautiful problem from Geometry: Area of Triangle and Quadrilateral
In $ABC$ we have $AB = 25$, $BC = 39$, and $AC=42$. Points $D$ and $E$ are on $AB$ and $AC$ respectively, with $AD = 19$ and $AE = 14$. What is the ratio of the area of triangle $ADE$ to the area of the quadrilateral $BCED$?
Geometry
Triangle
quadrilateral
Answer: \(\frac{19}{56}\)
AMC-10A (2005) Problem 25
Pre College Mathematics
Given that $AB = 25$, $BC = 39$, and $AC=42$.we have to find out Ratios of the areas of Triangle\(\triangle ADE\) and the quadrilateral \(CBED\).So if we can find out the area the \(\triangle ADE\) and area of the \(\triangle ABC\) ,and subtract \(\triangle ADE\) from \(\triangle ABC\) then we will get area of the region \(CBDE\).Can you find out the area of \(CBDE\)?
Can you find out the required area.....?
Now \(\frac{\triangle ADE}{\triangle ABC}=\frac{AD}{AB}.\frac{AE}{AC}=\frac{19}{25}.\frac{14}{42}=\frac{19}{75}\)
Therefore area of \(BCED\)=area of \(\triangle ABC\)-area of \(\triangle ADE\).Now can you find out Ratios of the areas of Triangle and the quadrilateral?
can you finish the problem........
Now \(\frac{\triangle ADE}{quad.BCED}\)=\(\frac{\triangle ADE}{{\triangle ABC}-{\triangle ADE}}\)=\(\frac{1}{\frac{\triangle ABC}{\triangle ADE}-1}=\frac{1}{\frac{75}{19}-1}=\frac{19}{56}\)
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