What is the area of the resulting two dimensional cross section?
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Check the picture below.
now, we know that the slanted legs are congruent, since it's an isosceles trapezoid, we also know that the bases are the parallel sides, so, the "altitude" or distance from those bases are the same length, for each of those triangles in the picture.
now, the bases are parallel, that means the altitude segment is perpendicular to the base, the longest side at the bottom, so, we end up with a right-triangle that has a Hypotenuse and a Leg, equal to the other triangle's.
thus, by the HL theorem for right triangles, both of those triangles are congruent, and if the triangles are congruent, all their sides are also, including the ones on the base.
now, we know that the slanted legs are congruent, since it's an isosceles trapezoid, we also know that the bases are the parallel sides, so, the "altitude" or distance from those bases are the same length, for each of those triangles in the picture.
now, the bases are parallel, that means the altitude segment is perpendicular to the base, the longest side at the bottom, so, we end up with a right-triangle that has a Hypotenuse and a Leg, equal to the other triangle's.
thus, by the HL theorem for right triangles, both of those triangles are congruent, and if the triangles are congruent, all their sides are also, including the ones on the base.
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Step-by-step explanation:
We are given
Let's assume it can be factored as
now, we can multiply right side
and then we can compare it
now, we can compare coefficients
now, we can find all possible factors of 48
and then we can assume possible prime factors of 48
Since, we have to find the largest value of n
So, we will get consider larger value of r because of 5r
and because n is negative of 5r+s
so, we will both n and r as negative
So, we can assume
r=-48 and s=-1
so, we get