AD = 18 and BE = 15MD = 18 × 1/3 = 6BM = 15 × 2/3 = 10In right angled triangle BDM,USING PYTHAGORAS theorem,⇒ BM2 = BD2 + MD2⇒ BD2 = 100 – 36⇒ BD = 8⇒ BC = 2BD = 2 × 8 = 16Area of triangle ABC = 1/2 × height × base= 1/2 × AD × BC = 1/2 × 18 × 16 = 144 sq.units