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High school geometry

Course: High school geometry > Unit 4

Lesson 5: Solving problems with similar & congruent triangles
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Solving problems with similar & congruent triangles
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CCSS.Math: HSG.SRT.B.5
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Problem

In the diagram below, D, R, with, \overrightarrow, on top is perpendicular to start overline, O, P, end overline.
Triangle A D P and triangle D U O, where point D is between point P and O on segment P O, and points A and U are on the same half-plane relative to line P O. Angle A P D is a right angle. Ray D R bisects angle A D U. A dashed line segment intersects segment D O at a right angle at point M. It has endpoints M and U. Side M O is four units. Side D M is ten units. Side D P is three point seventy-five units.
Find the area of triangle, D, U, O.
If entering your answer as a decimal, round your final answer to the nearest hundredth.
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12, space, start text, p, i, end text or 2, slash, 3, space, start text, p, i, end text
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