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geometry junior

Problem

The area of rectangle is units squared. If point and the midpoints of and are joined to form a triangle, the area of that triangle is
problem
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
To quickly solve this multiple choice problem, make the (not necessarily valid, but very convenient) assumption that can have any dimension. Give the rectangle dimensions of and , which is the easiest way to avoid fractions. Labelling the right midpoint as , and the bottom midpoint as , we know that , and . , and the answer is
Final answer
B