Question

Right triangle ABC is on a coordinate plane. Segment AB is on the line y = 2 and is 3 units long. Point C is on the line x = -1. If the area of triangle ABC is 6 square units, then find a possible y-coordinate of point C. Options: 5 6 7 8

Answer 1

Answer:

The possible y-coordinate of point C is 6

Step-by-step explanation:

The coordinate of a point is given by (x,y) where x is the horizontal distance from the origin on the x axis and y is the vertical distance from the origin.

Given Segment AB is on the line y = 2 and is 3 units long and Segment AB is on the line y = 2 and is 3 units long. The area of triangle ABC is 6 square units.

The area of a triangle = 1/2 × base × height

6 = 1/2 × 3 × height

height = (2 × 6) / 3 = 4 units

Since point C is perpendicular to line y = 2, they coordinates is either 2 + 4 = 6 or 2 - 4 = -2

The coordinate of point C is either (-1, 6) or (-1, -2)