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#1 2017-07-30 05:25:37

Lolz
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help! Geo

Plz give hints to the problem. It seems easy but it is not.

The points $A\, (5,-5)$ and $B\, (-1,-1)$ are the endpoints of the hypotenuse of an isosceles right triangle $\triangle ABC$. What is the area of $ABC$?

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#2 2017-07-30 05:30:17

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Re: help! Geo

hi Lolz

welcome to the forum.

I think I can help.  Stay on -line while I make a diagram

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#3 2017-07-30 05:45:37

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Re: help! Geo

OK. Not quick enough to catch before you logged out.  Never mind I have it sorted.  If AB is the hypotenuse, and C is 90 degrees, there's a property of circles that AB is also a diameter.  The theory is here:

http://www.mathisfunforum.com/viewtopic.php?id=17799

see post 6

So draw coordinate axes, mark A and B and find the midpoint, O.  This is the centre of a circle that goes through A, B and C.  Draw a line at right angle to AB, through O to cut the circle at C.  From there it should be straight forward, but post back if you are still having difficulties.

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#4 2017-07-30 06:03:25

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Re: help! Geo

Do you visualize if hypotenuse is taken as base the height of the triangle equals half the length of hypotenuse?


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#5 2017-07-30 06:25:49

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Re: help! Geo

Can do, but I was thinking of doing 0.5 CB.CA

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#6 2017-07-30 06:42:13

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Re: help! Geo

Or we could use something like trig, but we don't have the angles to do it fast. Anyway, the midpoint between the two lines is (4,-3). It would be nice if there was an online calculator... but didn't find one. Is there a formula for this problem?

I was working on this problem mentally and got something...probably wrong.

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#7 2017-07-30 19:18:39

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Re: help! Geo

In a right angle triangle the vertices are on a circle with hypotenuse as diameter.The segment joining midpoint of hypotenuse to the opposite vertex is a radius. If the triangle is also isosceles this segment is perpendicular to the hypotenuse. So the area of the triangle is=1/2*hypotenuse *(hypotenuse/2).


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#8 2017-07-31 13:34:54

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Re: help! Geo

all I did wuz take 30 seconds to think really hard on it and got it. Answer is 13.

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#9 2017-08-01 19:28:51

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Re: help! Geo

Nice.


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