document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1178998>Question 1178998</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The top right corner of a standard<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8.5 by 11 sheet of paper is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "folded down and left to align<BR>\n" );
document.write( "with the left edge, and the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "bottom right corner is folded up<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and left so that the fold lines<BR>\n" );
document.write( "look like the diagram below.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is the area of triangle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ABC formed by the right edge<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the fold lines?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The distance from B to the top right corner of the paper and the distance from C to the bottom right corner of the paper are both 11-8.5=2.5 inches; that makes BC 6 inches.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The two triangles are similar; the ratio of the lengths of the bases is 6:11, so the ratio of their heights is 6:11.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the height of triangle ABC is 6/17 of 8.5 inches, which is 3 inches.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So triangle ABC has base 6 inches and height 3 inches; its area is one-half base times height, which is 9 square inches.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 9 square inches<br><BR>\n" );
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