Pg 355 - Q22
 

First notice that the figure’s not drawn the scale.  Remember that when this happens you cannot trust a drawing.  Look for information we are given.  The only information we are given is that the line segments AD and DC are equivalent.  Point B, wherever it may be, would be the same perpendicular distance from a AD as from DC.  Therefore we have two triangles: ADB and BDC with the same base and the same height.  Remember that any side of a triangle can serve as the base as long as you know the perpendicular distance to the opposite angle.  Therefore the areas of these two triangle's art equal. C is the correct answer.
 

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