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Find the area of the square (shaded) in terms of h and Q.

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by AAPL » Sat Apr 21, 2018 5:13 am
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In the diagram above, BF is an altitude drawn to the base AC, and AC is the side of square ABDE. If BF = h and the area of triangle ABC equals Q, find the area of the square (shaded) in terms of h and Q.

A. hQ
B. q/h
C. 2*(Q/h)^2
D. 4*(Q/h)^2
E. 1/4*(Q/h)^2

The OA is D

I solve this question as follows,

We know that the area of a triangle is defined by
$$\triangle_{area}=\frac{1}{2}\cdot b\cdot h$$
We know the area of triangle ABC = Q, then
$$AC=b=\frac{2\cdot \triangle_{area}}{h}=\frac{2\cdot Q}{h}$$
Finally, the area of the square shaded will be,
$$Area_{square}=(AC)^2=\left(\frac{2\cdot Q}{h}\right)^2=4\cdot\left(\frac{Q}{h}\right)^2$$
Has anyone another approach to solve this PS question? Regards!
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by Jay@ManhattanReview » Mon Apr 23, 2018 1:34 am
AAPL wrote:Image

In the diagram above, BF is an altitude drawn to the base AC, and AC is the side of square ABDE. If BF = h and the area of triangle ABC equals Q, find the area of the square (shaded) in terms of h and Q.

A. hQ
B. q/h
C. 2*(Q/h)^2
D. 4*(Q/h)^2
E. 1/4*(Q/h)^2

The OA is D

I solve this question as follows,

We know that the area of a triangle is defined by
$$\triangle_{area}=\frac{1}{2}\cdot b\cdot h$$
We know the area of triangle ABC = Q, then
$$AC=b=\frac{2\cdot \triangle_{area}}{h}=\frac{2\cdot Q}{h}$$
Finally, the area of the square shaded will be,
$$Area_{square}=(AC)^2=\left(\frac{2\cdot Q}{h}\right)^2=4\cdot\left(\frac{Q}{h}\right)^2$$
Has anyone another approach to solve this PS question? Regards!
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The correct answer: [spoiler][/spoiler]

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