Find the length of line segment FC

Geometry Level 2

In the parallelogram A B C D ABCD shown above, B D = 14 BD=14 , D C = 12 DC=12 and A E = 4 AE=4 . Find F C FC .

15 4 \dfrac{15}{4} 14 3 \dfrac{14}{3} 12 5 \dfrac{12}{5} 13 2 \dfrac{13}{2}

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2 solutions

Achyut Dhiman
Feb 19, 2018

Area of triangle ADB = 1/2 × BD×AE

                                  =28 units squared

Area of full parallelogram= 2(area of triangle ADB)

*(Diagonal of parallelogram divides the triangle into two congruent triangles or two triangles of equal areas)

Therefore, area of parallelogram ABCD = 28×2 =56 units squared

We also know that area of parallelogram is

base ×height

So

B×H=56

12 × H = 56

H= 56/12 OR 14/3

AREA[ABCD]=DC(FC)=AE(BD ) \text{AREA[ABCD]=DC(FC)=AE(BD}) \color{#69047E}\large{\implies} 12 FC = 4 ( 14 ) 12\text{FC}=4(14) \color{#69047E}\large{\implies} FC = 4 ( 14 ) 12 = 14 3 \text{FC}=\dfrac{4(14)}{12}=\boxed{\dfrac{14}{3}}

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