XA Question 4 of 10
Is the following shape a rectangle? How do you know?
.
A. Yes, the adjacent sides are perpendicular, and the opposite sides
are parallel
B. No, the adjacent sides are not perpanglicular.
C. No, the opposite sides are not parallel
D. There is not enough information to determine

The answer is C. No, the adjacent sides are not perpendicular.

Answer

D is the correct answer.

Reason

it is so because rectangle has adjacent perpendicular parallel sides with opposite sides equal

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call the larger triangle abc

then the smaller triangle cde is similar to abc (all angles are equal, aaa).  

ab is the side that is 36, and we wish to find de, the side corresponding to ab

area_cde = area_abc - area_cde --> area_abc / area_cde = 2

let x=length of de

ratio of areas = (ratio of sides)^2

+2+=+%2836%2fx%29%5e2+

+2+=+1296%2fx%5e2+

++x%5e2+=+1296%2f2+=+648+

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