Question Number 11114 by ABD last updated on 12/Mar/17
Answered by ajfour last updated on 12/Mar/17
Commented by ajfour last updated on 12/Mar/17
$$\frac{{AB}}{{BC}}=\frac{\mathrm{sin}\:\theta}{\mathrm{cos}\:\theta}\:\Rightarrow{BC}=\frac{\mathrm{4cos}\:\theta}{\mathrm{sin}\:\theta} \\ $$$${AG}={AB}−{FD}=\mathrm{4}−{l}\mathrm{sin}\:\theta \\ $$$${GD}={BF}=\mathrm{7}−{FE}=\mathrm{7}−{l}\mathrm{cos}\:\theta \\ $$$${Ar}\left({ABCD}\right)={Ar}\left({trapeziumBCDG}\right) \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:+{Ar}\left(\bigtriangleup{AGD}\right) \\ $$$$\:\:=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\left({BC}+{GD}\right)\left({FD}\right)+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}{AG}×{GD} \\ $$$$\:\:=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\left(\frac{\mathrm{4cos}\:\theta}{\mathrm{sin}\:\theta}+\mathrm{7}−{l}\mathrm{cos}\:\theta\right)\left({l}\mathrm{sin}\:\theta\right) \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:+\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\left(\mathrm{4}−{l}\mathrm{sin}\:\theta\right)\left(\mathrm{7}−{l}\mathrm{cos}\:\theta\right) \\ $$$${comes}\:{out}\:=\mathrm{14}\:. \\ $$
Answered by mrW1 last updated on 13/Mar/17
$${since}\:{DE}//{AC} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow{A}_{\Delta{ACD}} ={A}_{\Delta{ACE}} \\ $$$${A}_{{ABCD}} ={A}_{\Delta{ABC}} +{A}_{\Delta{ACD}} ={A}_{\Delta{ABC}} +{A}_{\Delta{ACE}} \\ $$$$={A}_{\Delta{ABE}} =\frac{\mathrm{7}×\mathrm{4}}{\mathrm{2}}=\mathrm{14} \\ $$
Commented by mrW1 last updated on 12/Mar/17