document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1185392>Question 1185392</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> . In TRIANGLE LMN, XY IS PARALLEL TO MN, area of quadrilateral XMNY= 42 sq. m. If THE RATIOS LX: XM 2: 3 ARE GIVEN, then find the area of  TRIANGLE LXY.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A.	28 sq. m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B.	56/3 sq. m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C.	8 sq. m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D.	33.6 sq. m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E.	30.7 sq. m. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Triangles LXY and LMN are similar.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "With LX:XM=2:3, corresponding sides LX and LM of the two similar triangles are in the ratio LX:LM=2:5.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means the ratio of the areas of triangles LXY and LMN is (2^2):(5^2) = 4:25.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That in turn means the ratio of the areas of LXY and XMNY is 4:21.  Then, since the area of XMNY is 42 square meters...<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER: The area of triangle LXY is 8 square meters.  Answer choice C.<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4:25 is the ratio of the areas of the two triangles LXY and LMN.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Quadrilateral XMNY is the difference between those two triangles, so the ratio of areas of triangle LXY and quadrilateral XMNY is 4:21.<br><BR>\n" );
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