Answer:
The area of the triangle AOB is 10
Step-by-step explanation:
The line 4x+5y-20=0 forms a triangle AOB as shown in the figure below. The points A and B are the y-intercept and x-intercept respectively, and the point O is the origin.
To find the intercepts, we set the other variable to zero and solve the resulting equation.
Set x=0, the y-intercept is found as follows:
4(0)+5y-20=0
5y=20
y=20/5=4
The y-intercept is y=4
Set y=0, the x-intercept is now found:
4x+5(0)-20=0
4x=20
Solve:
x=20/4=5
The x-intercept is x=5
Now, knowing the base b and the height of the triangle h are 5 and 4 respectively, the area of the triangle is:
[tex]\displaystyle A=\frac{bh}{2}[/tex]
[tex]\displaystyle A=\frac{5\cdot 4}{2}=10[/tex]
The area of the triangle AOB is 10
