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geometry senior

Problem

Let be an isosceles trapezoid with and . Points and lie on diagonal with between and , as shown in the figure. Suppose , , , and . What is the area of
problem
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
First realize that Thus, because we can say that and From the Pythagorean Theorem, we have and Because from the problem statement, we have that Solving, gives To find the area of the trapezoid, we can compute the area of and add it to the area of Thus, the area of the trapezoid is Thus, the answer is
Final answer
C