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ABCD is a square, F is mid-point of AB and BE is one third of BC. If area of △FBE is 108 cm2, find the length of AC.

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Let x cm be the side of each square.

ABCD is a square, F is mid-point of AB and BE is one third of BC. If area of △FBE is 108 cm2, find the length of AC. Pythagoras Theorem, ML Aggarwal Understanding Mathematics Solutions ICSE Class 9.

Since, F is midpoint of AB so, FB = x2\dfrac{x}{2} cm

BE is one third of BC, BE = x3\dfrac{x}{3}.

Given, area of △FBE is 108 cm2

12×FB×BE=10812×x2×x3=108x212=108x2=1296x=1296=36.\therefore \dfrac{1}{2} \times FB \times BE = 108 \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{1}{2} \times \dfrac{x}{2} \times \dfrac{x}{3} = 108 \\[1em] \Rightarrow \dfrac{x^2}{12} = 108 \\[1em] \Rightarrow x^2 = 1296 \\[1em] \Rightarrow x = \sqrt{1296} = 36.

Length of diagonal of square = 2\sqrt{2} Side = 36236\sqrt{2} cm.

Hence, length of diagonal of square = 36236\sqrt{2} cm.

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