What are the coordinates of point B in the figure above?

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What are the coordinates of point B in the figure above?

(1) The area of ∆ABC = 30

(2) Length of CB = 13

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by swerve » Tue Apr 23, 2019 10:54 am

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\(B(x, 4)\); we have to find out \(x\).

Statement 1. \(\frac{1}{2}*5*x=30\); so we can find out the value of \(x\). Sufficient.

Statement 2. Distance between \((-3, -1)\) and \((x, 4)\) is \(13\) so we will be able to find out the value of \(x\). Sufficient.

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