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geometry intermediate
Problem
Rectangle has and . Point lies on so that , point lies on so that , and point lies on so that . Segments and intersect at and , respectively. What is the value of ? 
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(D)
Solution
First, we will define point as the origin. Then, we will find the equations of the following three lines: , , and . The slopes of these lines are , , and , respectively. Next, we will find the equations of , , and . They are as follows: After drawing in altitudes to from , , and , we see that because of similar triangles, and so we only need to find the x-coordinates of and . Finding the intersections of and , and and gives the x-coordinates of and to be and . This means that . Now we can find
Final answer
D