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Rectangle <math>ABCD</math> has <math>AB=3</math> and <math>BC=4</math>. Point <math>E</math> is the foot of the perpendicular from <math>B</math> to diagonal <math>\overline{AC}</math>. What is the area of <math>\triangle ABC</math>? | Rectangle <math>ABCD</math> has <math>AB=3</math> and <math>BC=4</math>. Point <math>E</math> is the foot of the perpendicular from <math>B</math> to diagonal <math>\overline{AC}</math>. What is the area of <math>\triangle ABC</math>? | ||
| − | <math>\textbf{(A)}\ 1\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ frac{42 | + | <math>\textbf{(A)}\ 1\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{42}{25}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{28}{15}\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{54}{25}</math> |
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Revision as of 12:33, 16 February 2017
Problem
Rectangle 
has 
and 
. Point 
is the foot of the perpendicular from 
to diagonal 
. What is the area of 
?
Solution
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