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Find the area of the triangle formed by joining the mid points of the sides of the triangle formed with coordinates A (-4, 3), B (2, 3) and C (4, 5).


Options:
A .   2 sq.units
B .   0.5 sq. units
C .   1 sq. units
D .   1.5 sq. units
Answer: Option D
:
D

The mid-point of the coordinates (x1,y1), (x2,y2) is given by (x1+x22, y1+y22)
The mid-points of AB, BC and CA are (4+223+32), (4+223+52) and (4+425+32) respectively. Let us denote these by D, E and F.
i.e.,  D(-1, 3), E(3, 4) and F(0, 4).
Find The Area of The Triangle Formed By Joining The Mid Poi...


Area of the triangle formed by (x1,y1), (x2,y2) (x3,y3) is given by
Area =12|x1(y2-y3)+x2(y3-y1)+x3(y1-y2)|
Now, let x1 = -1,  y1 = 3, x2 = 3,  y2 = 4 x3 = 0 and  y3 = 4


Required area =12| -1(4 - 4) + 3(4 - 3) + 0(3 - 4)|  = 1.5 square units


Area of the triangle = 1.5 square units



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