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Geometry Level 3

Find the Area of R e d \color{#D61F06}{Red} Region.

Given below, 72 , 79 , 10 72 , 79 ,10 and 8 8 are Areas of the respective Y e l l o w \color{#CEBB00}{Yellow} Regions.

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The answer is 9.

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2 solutions

Ajit Athle
Nov 24, 2018

Denote the red area as a1, the others as shown in the diagram. a1+a2+72+a4+8= Half of Quadrilateral ABCD. Also, a2+79+a4+10 = Half of Quadrilateral ABCD. In other words, a1+a2+72+a4+8 =a2+79+a4+10 ► R =89-80 =9 s.u.

Let x x be the Area of the R e d \color{#D61F06}{Red} Region. Area of parallelogram A B C D = A r ( A B C D ) . ABCD = Ar(ABCD).

Notice that triangles containing ( 72 + b + 8 ) (72+b + 8) and ( x + a ) (x+ a) areas have a total area A = 1 2 ( B E + A E ) × ( A = \dfrac 12 (BE + AE) \times ( height of G r e e n \color{#20A900}{Green} segment ) = A r ( A B C D ) 2 ) = \dfrac {Ar(ABCD)}{2}

Similarly, traingle with ( a + 79 + b + 10 ) (a+ 79 + b+ 10) have area = 1 2 ( A D ) × ( = \dfrac 12 (AD)\times ( height of B l u e \color{#3D99F6}{Blue} segment ) = A r ( A B C D ) 2 = A ) = \dfrac {Ar(ABCD)}{2} = A

Hence, A = 72 + b + 8 + x + a = a + 79 + b + 10 x = 9 A = 72 + b + 8 + x + a = a + 79 + b + 10 \Rightarrow \boxed{x = 9}

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