Q22:
In triangle ABC, point X is the midpoint of side AC and point Y is the midpoint of side BC. If point R is the midpoint of line segment XC and if point S is the midpoint of line segment YC, what is the area of triangular region RCS ?
(1) The area of triangular region ABX is 32.
(2) The length of one of the altitudes of triangle ABC is 8.
A. Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient.
B. Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient.
C. BOTH statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER statement ALONE is sufficient.
D. EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
E. Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.
Answer: A (1) 2*ABX=ABC, 又RC是AC的
且SC是BC的
, 所以RCS=
ABC
(2) 不确定高是在哪一边上, 是不能确定这个8是哪个高的。但如果是垂直于AB上的高,与△RSC的高是在一条直线上,且高的比例为1:4。因为不能确定是此高,所以不确定。
如果照前人的算法,那答案应该是24*1/4*1/2=3