2016 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 22

Rectangle $DEFA$ below is a $3 \times 4$ rectangle with $DC=CB=BA$ The area of the "bat wings" is

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fill((0,0)--(1,4)--(1.5,3)--(0,0), black);
fill((3,0)--(2,4)--(1.5,3)--(3,0), black);
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$\textbf{(A) }2\qquad\textbf{(B) }2 \frac{1}{2}\qquad\textbf{(C) }3\qquad\textbf{(D) }3 \frac{1}{2}\qquad \textbf{(E) }5$

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