2002 AMC 12P Problems/Problem 19
Problem
In quadrilateral 
, 
and 
Find the area of 
Solution
Draw 
parallel to 
and draw 
and 
perpendicular to , where 
and 
are on .
It is clear that triangles 
and 
are congruent 30-60-90 triangles. Therefore, 
and 
.
See also
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