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The area of trapezoid <math>CBFE</math> is <math>\frac{1+3}2\cdot 4=8</math>. Next, we find the height of each triangle to calculate their area. The triangles are similar, and are in a <math>3:1</math> ratio, so the height of the larger one is <math>3,</math> while the height of the smaller one is <math>1.</math> Thus, their areas are <math>\frac12</math> and <math>\frac92</math>. Subtracting these areas from the trapezoid, we get <math>8-\frac12-\frac92 =\boxed3</math>. Therefore, the answer is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(C) }3}</math>. | The area of trapezoid <math>CBFE</math> is <math>\frac{1+3}2\cdot 4=8</math>. Next, we find the height of each triangle to calculate their area. The triangles are similar, and are in a <math>3:1</math> ratio, so the height of the larger one is <math>3,</math> while the height of the smaller one is <math>1.</math> Thus, their areas are <math>\frac12</math> and <math>\frac92</math>. Subtracting these areas from the trapezoid, we get <math>8-\frac12-\frac92 =\boxed3</math>. Therefore, the answer is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(C) }3}</math>. | ||
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Rectangle 
below is a 
rectangle with 
. What is the area of the "bat wings" (shaded area)?
![[asy] draw((0,0)--(3,0)--(3,4)--(0,4)--(0,0)--(2,4)--(3,0)); draw((3,0)--(1,4)--(0,0)); fill((0,0)--(1,4)--(1.5,3)--cycle, black); fill((3,0)--(2,4)--(1.5,3)--cycle, black); label("$A$",(3.05,4.2)); label("$B$",(2,4.2)); label("$C$",(1,4.2)); label("$D$",(0,4.2)); label("$E$", (0,-0.2)); label("$F$", (3,-0.2)); label("$1$", (0.5, 4), N); label("$1$", (1.5, 4), N); label("$1$", (2.5, 4), N); label("$4$", (3.2, 2), E); [/asy]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/a/0/7/a07a9e12af7228a9f783f34687384df0042b721e.png)
Solution
The area of trapezoid 
is 
. Next, we find the height of each triangle to calculate their area. The triangles are similar, and are in a 
ratio, so the height of the larger one is 
while the height of the smaller one is 
Thus, their areas are 
and 
. Subtracting these areas from the trapezoid, we get 
. Therefore, the answer is 
.
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