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− | In rectangle <math>ABCD</math>, <math>AB=6</math>, <math>AD=30</math>, and <math>G</math> is the midpoint of <math>\overline{AD}</math>. Segment <math>AB</math> is extended 2 units beyond <math>B</math> to point <math>E</math>, and <math>F</math> is the intersection of <math>\overline{ED}</math> and <math>\overline{BC}</math>. What is the area of <math>BFDG</math>? | + | In rectangle <math>ABCD</math>, <math>AB=6</math>, <math>AD=30</math>, and <math>G</math> is the midpoint of <math>\overline{AD}</math>. Segment <math>AB</math> is extended 2 units beyond <math>B</math> to point <math>E</math>, and <math>F</math> is the intersection of <math>\overline{ED}</math> and <math>\overline{BC}</math>. What is the area of quadrilateral <math>BFDG</math>? |
<math>\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{133}{2}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 67\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{135}{2}\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 68\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{137}{2}</math> | <math>\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{133}{2}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 67\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{135}{2}\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 68\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{137}{2}</math> | ||
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draw(E--D); | draw(E--D); | ||
draw(B--E); | draw(B--E); | ||
+ | draw(B--G); | ||
</asy> | </asy> | ||
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Therefore, <cmath>\begin{align*}BFDG&=ABCD-\triangle AGB-\triangle DCF \\ &=180-45-\frac{135}{2} \\ &=\boxed{\frac{135}{2}}\end{align*}</cmath> | Therefore, <cmath>\begin{align*}BFDG&=ABCD-\triangle AGB-\triangle DCF \\ &=180-45-\frac{135}{2} \\ &=\boxed{\frac{135}{2}}\end{align*}</cmath> | ||
hence our answer is <math>\fbox{C}</math> | hence our answer is <math>\fbox{C}</math> | ||
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+ | Notice that <math>BFDG</math> is a trapezoid with height <math>6</math>, so we need to find <math>BF</math>. <math>\triangle BFE\sim \triangle ADE</math>, so <math>4\cdot BF = AD</math>. Since <math>AD = 30</math>, <math>BF = \frac{15}{2}</math>. The area of <math>BFDG</math> is <math>6\cdot \frac{15+\frac{15}{2}}{2}=3\cdot \frac{45}{2}=\boxed{\textbf{(C) }\frac{135}{2}}</math> | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == |
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Problem
In rectangle , , , and is the midpoint of . Segment is extended 2 units beyond to point , and is the intersection of and . What is the area of quadrilateral ?
Solution
Note that the area of equals the area of . Since . Now, , so and so
Therefore, hence our answer is
Solution 2
Notice that is a trapezoid with height , so we need to find . , so . Since , . The area of is
See Also
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