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geometry intermediate
Problem
In points and lie on and , respectively. If and intersect at so that and , what is ? 
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
We use the square bracket notation to denote area. WLOG, we can assume . Then , and . We have , so we need to find the area of quadrilateral . Draw the line segment to form the two triangles and . Let , and . By considering triangles and , we obtain , and by considering triangles and , we obtain . Solving, we get , , so the area of quadrilateral is . Therefore
Final answer
D