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In the diagram shown,

ABCE is a trapezium,
AD is parallel to BC,
DE = 4 cm,
Area of ABCE = 60 cm²,
Area of ABCD = 48 cm².
Work out the values of f and g.
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We can start by finding the height of trapezium ABCE by using the formula for the area of a trapezium:

Area = (1/2) x sum of parallel sides x height

Substituting the given values, we get:

60 = (1/2) x (AB + CE) x h

We can also find the height of trapezium ABCD using the same formula:

48 = (1/2) x (AB + CD) x h

Since AD is parallel to BC, we know that AB + CD = AE.

Adding the above equations, we get:

108 = (AB + CE + AE) x h

We also know that DE = 4 cm, and AD is parallel to BC, so triangles ADE and BCD are similar.

Therefore:

DE/BC = AD/AB

4/BC = AD/AB

AD = 2AB

Substituting this into the above equation, we get:

108 = (AB + CE + 2AB) x h

108 = (3AB + CE) x h

h = 108 / (3AB + CE)

Next, we can use the Pythagorean theorem to find the length of CE:

CE^2 = DE^2 + CD^2

CE^2 = 4^2 + AB^2

CE^2 = 16 + AB^2

We can also find the length of AE by using the fact that AD is parallel to BC:

AE = AB + CD

AE = AB + (CE - DE)

AE = AB + CE - 4

AE = AB + √(16 + AB^2) - 4

Now we can substitute our expressions for h, CE, and AE into the formula for trapezium area:

Area of ABCE = (1/2) x (AB + CE) x h

60 = (1/2) x (AB + √(16 + AB^2)) x (108 / (3AB + √(16 + AB^2)))

Simplifying this equation:

120 = (AB + √(16 + AB^2)) x (108 / (3AB + √(16 + AB^2)))

120(3AB + √(16 + AB^2)) = (AB + √(16 + AB^2)) x 108

Squaring both sides, we get:

(120(3AB + √(16 + AB^2)))^2 = (AB + √(16 + AB^2)) x 108)^2

Simplifying the left-hand side:

(120(3AB + √(16 + AB^2)))^2 = 1296AB^2 + 6912AB + 20736

Expanding the right-hand side and simplifying:

AB^2 + 32AB - 96 = 0

Solving for AB using the quadratic formula:

AB = (-32 ± √(32^2 - 4(-96)) / 2

AB = (-32 ± √1760) / 2

AB ≈ 9.8 cm or AB ≈ -3.12 cm (extraneous)

Since we know that AB + CE = AE, we can solve for CE:

CE = AE - AB

CE = (√(16 + AB^2) + AB) - AB

CE = √(16 + AB^2)

Now we can substitute AB and CE into the given expressions for f and g:

f = (AB - CE) / 2

f = (9.8 - √(16 + 9.8^2)) / 2

f ≈ -0.96 cm (since f represents a length, we take the positive value)

g = (AD + CD) / 2 - DE

g = (2AB + CE) / 2 - 4

g = AB + √(16 + AB^2) / 2 - 4

g ≈ 6.3 cm

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