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geometry intermediate

Problem

Points and are located on square so that is equilateral. What is the ratio of the area of to that of ?
problem
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Since triangle is equilateral, , and and are congruent. Thus, triangle is an isosceles right triangle. So we let . Thus . If we go angle chasing, we find out that , thus . . Thus , or . Thus , and , and . Thus the ratio of the areas is z
Final answer
D