<p>ACT</a> Question of the Day for Monday, May 21, 2012 </p>
<p>In the figure below, and is 10 units long. What is the area, in square inches, of ABC ?</p>
<p>F. 12.5</p>
<p>G. 25</p>
<p>H. </p>
<p>J. 50</p>
<p>K. Cannot be determined from the given information</p>
<p>how do you approach this problem? why is the answer E ?</p>
<p>You’re given the measurement of the base, but other than that information and the fact that the triangle is isosceles, you are NOT given enough information to deduce what the height of the triangle would be.</p>
<p>Thus, the answer is K: Cannot be determined from the given information.</p>
<p>There’s no other sides or angles given, so it’s impossible to figure out any other information about the triangle… The whole AB is equal to AC is just a trick to distract you from the clear answer of K.</p>