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geometry intermediate

Problem

In rectangle and . Point between and , and point between and are such that . Segments and intersect at and , respectively. The ratio can be written as where the greatest common factor of and is What is ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Solution
Use similar triangles. Our goal is to put the ratio in terms of . Since Therefore, . Similarly, . This means that . Therefore, so
Final answer
E