document.write( "Question 481928: in rectangle abcd side ab measures 6cm and side bc measures 3cm points f and g are on side cd with segment df measuring 1 cm and segment gc measuring 2cm. If lines af and bg intersect at e how many cm^2 are in the triangle aeb?
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Construct a perpendicular to segment

through

. This will be the altitude of the triangle in question. Label the point of intersection of this perpendicular with segment

and then label the intersection of

and

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Note that the measure of

and

means that the measure of

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since the measure of

is one-half the measure of

, the measure of

must be one-half the measure of

. Further, the measure of

must be equal to the measure of

given as 3. Therefore the altitude is 6.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Calculate the area of a triangle with base measure of 6 and altitude of 6.\r
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