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geometry senior

Problem

In rectangle , points and lie on so that and is the midpoint of . Also, intersects at and at . The area of rectangle is 70. Find the area of triangle .

problem
Solution
The area of triangle is . Triangles and are similar, so and . Triangles and are similar, so and . Since the areas of the triangles that have a common altitude are proportional to their bases, the ratio of the area of to the area of is 3/7, and the ratio of the area of to that of is 3/5. Therefore, the ratio of the area of to the area of is . Thus, the area of is .
Final answer
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