ABCD is a rectangle.the bisector of angle D divides diagonal AC in ratio 2:3.if one side of the rectangle is  3 cm,then the possible area of the rectangle is

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 If diagonal AC is divided into ratio 2 : 3 then let be 2x and 3x

and can we the total length of diagonal will be 2x + 3x = 5x

If one side is 3x cm

If side AD is 3 cm

then what will be side CD

By pythagorastheorem we get side CD will be 4x cm

as 5x is hypotenuse and 3x is perpendicular.

Now the sides of triangle are 4x and 3x respectively.

Area of triangle = 1/ 2 * b * h

b = 4x

h = 3x

= 1/ 2 * 4x * 3x = 6x2

A rectangle is composed of two main triangles.

so area of reactange = l * b

= 4x * 3x =12x2

Therefore the possible area will be 12x2 cm2

depending upon the value of x

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Sorry by mistake i have taken the side to be two so the answer will be  nine cm square and four cm square

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 No the answer is not correct i got it myself after lot of thinking. 

For your information the soultion as follows

The given question can be solved by using one of the important properties of a triangle. It is known asangle bisector property. It states that
 
An angle bisector of an angle of a triangle divides the opposite side in two segments that are proportional to the other two sides of the triangle.
 
Now, consider in the following triangle that AD is the bisector of angle BAC of triangle ABC that intersects BC at point D.

 
 
 

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