SOLUTION: Dear Sir, would appreciate for your advise on below question with Diagram attached in Excel ( but not able to upload here) In the diagram, PQ is parrallel to AC .Given that BQ=4

Question 1045015: Dear Sir, would appreciate for your advise on below question with Diagram attached in Excel ( but not able to upload here)
In the diagram, PQ is parrallel to AC .Given that BQ=4cm, BC =10cm and area of triangle BPQ=8cm2
Find
a) area of triangle ABC
b) area of triangle PQC
c) are of triangle AQC
If there is e-mail, i would send the drawing over should permission given
Apprecaite for your time
Thank You
Answer by advanced_Learner(501) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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triangle BPQ is dilated by Factor of 10/4=2.5
a) area of triangle ABC=2.5 *8=20
b) area of triangle PQC=20-8=12
c) are of triangle AQC=PQC=12

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