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geometry intermediate

Problem

problem
Let be a parallelogram with and Extend through to so that If intersects at , then is closest to
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
and are similar triangles, so is one quarter the length of the corresponding side . Thus it is one fifth of the length of , which means
Final answer
B