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geometry senior

Problem

In triangle and point is the intersection of the medians. Points and are the images of and respectively, after a rotation about What is the area of the union of the two regions enclosed by the triangles and
Solution
Since a triangle is a triangle and a triangle "glued" together on the side, . There are six points of intersection between and . Connect each of these points to . There are smaller congruent triangles which make up the desired area. Also, is made up of of such triangles. Therefore, .
Final answer
112