Geometry: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133281159
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-115-6

Chapter 10 - Area - Chapter Review - Page 680: 49

Answer

$\dfrac{3}{8}$

Work Step by Step

We can see that the area of the square is $\dfrac{A}{4}$, and the area of the shaded region is equal to half of the area of the square, that is, $\dfrac{A/4}{2}=\dfrac{A}{8}$. So, the probability should be equal to the area of the shaded region and the area of the greater triangle. This means that $P=\dfrac{3/8 A}{A}$ or, $P=\dfrac{3}{8}$
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