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geometry senior
Problem
Square has side length . Point lies inside the square so that and . The centroids of , , , and are the vertices of a convex quadrilateral. What is the area of that quadrilateral? 
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
As shown below, let be the midpoints of respectively, and be the centroids of respectively. By SAS, we conclude that and By the properties of centroids, the ratio of similitude for each pair of triangles is Note that quadrilateral is a square of side-length It follows that: 1. Since and by the Converse of the Corresponding Angles Postulate, we have 2. Since and by the ratio of similitude, we have Together, quadrilateral is a square of side-length so its area is Remark This solution shows that, if point is within square then the shape and the area of quadrilateral are independent of the location of Let the brackets denote areas. More generally, is always a square of area On the other hand, the location of is dependent on the location of
Final answer
C