1987 AHSME Problems/Problem 14
Problem
is a square and and are the midpoints of and respectively. Then
Solution
Use the Sine Area Formula. We can isolate the triangle for which the angle is contained in. WLOG, denote the side length of a triangle as . Our midpoints are then . Subtract the areas of the triangles that don't include the area of our desired triangle: The Sine Area Formula tells us Solving this equation, we get
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