CAT 2017 Slot 1 QA Q16 Geometry

Question 16 of the Quantitative Ability (QA) section, CAT 2017 Slot 1, with CAT's official answer.

From a triangle ABC with sides of lengths 40 ft, 25 ft and 35 ft, a triangular portion GBC is cut off where G is the centroid of ABC. The area, in sq ft, of the remaining portion of triangle ABC is:
  1. A
    225√3
  2. B
    \(\frac{500}{√3}\)
  3. C
    \(\frac{275}{√3}\)
  4. D
    \(\frac{250}{√3}\)

Answer: (B) 500/(√3) Geometry MCQ

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