2006 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 17
Problem
In rectangle , points and trisect , and points and trisect . In addition, , and . What is the area of quadrilateral shown in the figure?
Solution
Solution 1
It is not difficult to see by symmetry that is a square. Draw . Clearly . Then is isosceles, and is a . Hence , and .
There are many different similar ways to come to the same conclusion using different 45-45-90 triangles.
Solution 2
Draw the lines as shown above, and count the squares. There are 12, so we have .
See Also
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