Elementary Geometry for College Students (5th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1439047901
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-790-3

Chapter 8 - Section 8.1 - Area and Initial Postulates - Exercises - Page 361: 43

Answer

By area addition postulate Area(RUS) = Area(R) + Area(S) Area(RUS), Area(R) and Area(S) are all positive numbers so let assume Area(S) as p Area(RUS) = Area(R) + p So by definition of inequality Area(RUS) > Area(R)

Work Step by Step

Given region R U S Let R and S be enclosed regions that do not overlap As we know area addition postulate -- eq1 Area(RUS) = Area(R) + Area(S) Area(RUS), Area(R) and Area(S) are all positive numbers so let assume Area(S) as p So put the value of Area(S) in eq1 Area(RUS) = Area(R) + p So by definition of inequality Area(RUS) > Area(R)
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