SOLUTION: ABCD is a parallelogram in which AB=6cm & BC=8cm. BC is extended to E such that BC=CE. AE intersect DC at F. Find the area of the triangle ADF ?

Algebra.Com
Question 1112124: ABCD is a parallelogram in which AB=6cm & BC=8cm. BC is extended to E such that BC=CE. AE intersect DC at F. Find the area of the triangle ADF ?
Answer by greenestamps(13209)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


There is not enough information given.

We can use similar triangles to show that the area of triangle ADF is 1/4 the area of parallelogram ABCD. But there is not enough information to find the area of the parallelogram.

RELATED QUESTIONS

ABCD is a parallelogram in which AB||CD and AD||BC. A and D bisects BC at E and meet DC... (answered by Edwin McCravy)
Hi I am a geometry student in need of dire help. I am really confused with a couple of... (answered by dabanfield)
in a figure ABCD is a parallelogram. AB=8CM and BC=5CM. A diagonal starts at point B and... (answered by ikleyn)
Let ABC be a triangle such that AB= 6cm, AC=8cm and BC 10cm and M be the midpoint of BC... (answered by KMST)
ABCD is a rectangle. BC = 15m and DC = 8 m. BD is the diagonal. F is a point on BD. F... (answered by Edwin McCravy)
ABC is a triangle with base = BC . A line segment DE is drawn parallel to Side AC. D is... (answered by ikleyn)
In a parallelogram ABCD, AB18cm AL|DC , AM|BC if AL is 6.4cm Find the length of... (answered by solver91311)
1.M is the mid-point of a line segment AB;AXB and MYB are equilateral triangles on... (answered by KMST)
In a parallelogram ABCD, AB18cm BC 12CM AL is perpendicular DC and AM is perpendicular... (answered by solver91311)