Right triangle XYZ has legs of length XY = 12 and YZ = 6. Point D is chosen at random within the triangle XYZ. What is the probability that the area of triangle XYD is at most 12?

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The probability can be determined by comparing the area of triangles XYZ and XYD. So that the probability is [tex]\frac{1}{3}[/tex].

A right angled triangle is a type of triangle that has one of its internal angles equal to [tex]90^{o}[/tex]. And the area of a triangle can be determined by;

Area of a triangle = [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] x base x height

So that from the given question, area of triangle XYZ can be calculated as;

Area = [tex]\frac{1}{2}[/tex] x 6 x 12

        = 3 x 12

        = 36

The area of triangle XYZ is 36 square units.

Given triangle XYD, the probability that its area is at most 12 is;

Pr(area of triangle XYD is at most 12) = [tex]\frac{12}{36}[/tex]

                                                             = [tex]\frac{1}{3}[/tex]

Thus, the probability that area of triangle XYD is at most 12 is [tex]\frac{1}{3}[/tex].

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