The line meets the -and -axes at and , respectively. triangle is inscribed in the triangle being the origin, with right angle at and lie, respectively, on and . If the area of the area of the triangle is 3/8th of the area of the triangle , then is equal to |
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a) |
2 |
b) |
2/3 |
c) |
1/3 |
d) |
3 |
The line meets the -and -axes at and , respectively. triangle is inscribed in the triangle being the origin, with right angle at and lie, respectively, on and . If the area of the area of the triangle is 3/8th of the area of the triangle , then is equal to |
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a) |
2 |
b) |
2/3 |
c) |
1/3 |
d) |
3 |
(d)
or
The value 1/3 is rejected because this gives negative coordinates of and it is given that lies on