The area of rectangle abcd is 72. if point a and the midpoints of bc and cd are joined to form triangle, the area of that triangle is

  27

Step-by-step explanation:

Name the midpoint of BC point M and the midpoint of CD point N.

Triangle ABM has the 1/4 the area of the rectangle, 18. Triangle ADN also has 1/4 the area of the rectangle, 18. Triangle CMN has 1/8 the area of the rectangle, 9. That is, of the rectangle area, ...

  18 + 18 + 9 = 45

are not included in triangle AMN. So, the area of that triangle is ...

  72 -45 = 27 . . . . units²

Comment on the triangle area

The triangle created by joining the midpoint of the side of a rectangle with an opposite vertex will have the same dimension as the rectangle in one direction (L), and half the dimension of the rectangle in the other direction (W). Thus, where the rectangle area is LW, the triangle area is (1/2)(L)(1/2W) = (1/4)LW, 1/4 the area of the rectangle.

Similarly, if the midpoints of adjacent sides are joined to form a triangle, the area of that is (1/2)(1/2L)(1/2W) = (1/8)LW, or 1/8 the area of the rectangle.

the answer is 200

step-by-step explanation:

the way the question is worded, it seems to imply the $264 interest is simple interest, not compound interest.

the simple interest for 2 years is $264; the simple interest for 1 year is $132.

$132 interest on a $600 investment means an interest rate of (132/600)*100 = 22%.

the value of $200 at 22% interest compounded annually for three years is

200%281.22%29%5e3

the amount of interest is that value, minus the original $200.