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Problem

In , and . Points and are on sides , , and , respectively, such that and are parallel to and , respectively. What is the perimeter of parallelogram ?
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Solution
Note that because and are parallel to the sides of , the internal triangles and are similar to , and are therefore also isosceles triangles. It follows that . Thus, . Since opposite sides of parallelograms are equal, the perimeter is .
Final answer
C