The deltoid ABCD is shown below.
Given in cm:
AC = 8
DB = 14
Calculate how many times triangle ABC fits into the deltoid ABCD.
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The deltoid ABCD is shown below.
Given in cm:
AC = 8
DB = 14
Calculate how many times triangle ABC fits into the deltoid ABCD.
To solve this problem, we'll calculate the areas to determine how many times fits into :
Step 1: Calculate the area of the deltoid using the formula:
Step 2: Calculate the area of :
has diagonal , so
Step 3: Determine how many times fits into deltoid :
Since the area of the deltoid is and the area of is , then:
Therefore, triangle fits times into the deltoid .
2
Indicate the correct answer
The next quadrilateral is:
Triangle ABC only occupies half of the deltoid's height. The diagonal DB = 14 cm spans the entire deltoid, but triangle ABC uses only half that distance as its height.
A deltoid is a kite-shaped quadrilateral with two pairs of adjacent equal sides. Its area formula is where d₁ and d₂ are the diagonal lengths.
Triangle ABC has base along diagonal AC = 8 cm and height that's half of diagonal DB = 14 cm. So use AC as base and DB/2 as height.
No, you need both areas to find the ratio! The question asks how many times the triangle fits into the deltoid, which requires dividing the deltoid area by triangle area.
That's possible! Some shapes don't divide evenly. But in this case, the answer is exactly 2 because the triangle is precisely half the deltoid's area.
Verify that triangle area × answer = deltoid area. Here: 28 × 2 = 56 ✓. Also check that your triangle area is smaller than the deltoid area!
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