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Problem
In rectangle , points and lie on so that and is the midpoint of . Also, intersects at and at . The area of the rectangle is . Find the area of triangle .
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Note that the triangles and are similar, as they have the same angles. Hence . Also, triangles and are similar, hence . We can now compute as . We have: . is of , as these two triangles have the same base , and is of , therefore also the height from onto is of the height from . Hence . is of , as the base is of the base , and the height from is of the height from . Hence . is of for similar reasons, hence . Therefore .
Final answer
C