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What is the area of triangle ABC shown above?

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What is the area of triangle ABC shown above? [#permalink]  01 Jun 2016, 16:48
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What is the area of triangle ABC shown above?

A. 18

B. 20

C. $$12\sqrt{3}$$

D. $$18\sqrt{3}$$

E. 36

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Re: What is the area of triangle ABC shown above? [#permalink]  01 Jun 2016, 16:52
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Explanation

The triangle is a 30°-60°-90° triangle, so the ratio of the lengths of the legs is 1 to $$\sqrt{3}$$. Since the
length of the shorter leg, AB, is 6, it follows that the length of the longer leg, AC, is $$\frac{6}{3}$$. The area
of the triangle is therefore $$\frac{1}{2}6*6\sqrt{3}$$, or $$18\sqrt{3}$$.

The correct answer is Choice D.
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Re: What is the area of triangle ABC shown above? [#permalink]  05 Jul 2017, 20:00
sandy wrote:
Explanation

The triangle is a 30°-60°-90° triangle, so the ratio of the lengths of the legs is 1 to $$\sqrt{3}$$. Since the
length of the shorter leg, AB, is 6, it follows that the length of the longer leg, AC, is $$\frac{6}{3}$$. The area
of the triangle is therefore $$\frac{1}{2}6*6\sqrt{3}$$, or $$18\sqrt{3}$$.

The correct answer is Choice D.

How come 18\sqrt{3} will be equal to 18/3?
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Re: What is the area of triangle ABC shown above? [#permalink]  05 Jul 2017, 20:26
Hi
The choices mentioned are wrong..

I took 4 minutes and 40 seconds and could not get my head around the choices until I saw your solution which mentions that D is correct..

Correct the typos and please make sure that there are no typos at-least in the question part.

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Re: What is the area of triangle ABC shown above? [#permalink]  26 Jul 2017, 00:30
Doesn't D say 18/3 than 18/root 3? Please check the symbols - I picked A cause that was the closes to 18*root3
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Re: What is the area of triangle ABC shown above? [#permalink]  11 Feb 2019, 10:49
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Sorry folks.
I have edited the original answer choices.

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