Given: AZ = 3 cm, ZC = 2 cm, MC = 5 cm, BM=3 cm. Find:

the ratio of areas AXY: AYZ

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Given: AZ = 3 cm, ZC = 2 cm, MC = 5 cm, BM=3 cm. Find:

the ratio of areas XY: YZ

XY : YZ = 1.8 : 3

Step-by-step explanation

From the diagram below:

Line XZ is parallel  to Line BC

i.e

This is typically and isosceles triangle with a triangle and a parallelogram embedded in it.

So; to solve for XY and YZ; we have

= =

Let's first solve for XY :

=

3 × 3 = 5(XY)

9 = 5(XY)

XY =

XY  = 1.8

From XY = 1.8

we have:

3(YZ) =5 × 1.8

YZ =

YZ = 3

∴ XY: YZ

= 1.8 : 3

about 168 miles

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