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geometry intermediate
Problem
Rectangle has and . Point is the foot of the perpendicular from to diagonal . What is the area of ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Solution
First, note that because is a right triangle. In addition, we have , so . Using similar triangles within , we get that and . Let be the foot of the perpendicular from to . Since and are parallel, is similar to . Therefore, we have . Since , . Note that is an altitude of from , which has length . Therefore, the area of is
Final answer
E