2004 AIME I Problems/Problem 9
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Problem
Let be a triangle with sides 3, 4, and 5, and
be a 6-by-7 rectangle. A segment is drawn to divide triangle
into a triangle
and a trapezoid
and another segment is drawn to divide rectangle
into a triangle
and a trapezoid
such that
is similar to
and
is similar to
The minimum value of the area of
can be written in the form
where
and
are relatively prime positive integers. Find
Solution
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