2011 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 16

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Let $A$ be the area of the triangle with sides of length $25, 25$, and $30$. Let $B$ be the area of the triangle with sides of length $25, 25,$ and $40$. What is the relationship between $A$ and $B$?

$\text{(A) } A = \dfrac9{16}B \qquad\text{(B) } A = \dfrac34B \qquad\text{(C) } A=B \qquad\text{(D) } A = \dfrac43B \\ \\ \text{(E) }A = \dfrac{16}9B$

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Problem 15
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