4400 Higher November 2008 Paper 3 Q12

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Triangle ACD with B on AC and E on AD; BE = 6 cm parallel to CD = 10 cm; AE = 5.1 cm

Diagram NOT accurately drawn

\(ABC\) and \(AED\) are two straight lines.
\(BE\) is parallel to \(CD\).
\(AE = 5.1\) cm, \(BE = 6\) cm, \(CD = 10\) cm.

(a) Calculate the length of \(DE\). (3)
(b) Calculate the value of \(\dfrac{\text{Area of triangle } ABE}{\text{Area of trapezium } BCDE}\) (3)