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Rectangle <math>ABCD</math> has <math>AB=3</math> and <math>BC=4</math>. Point <math>E</math> is the foot of the perpendicular from <math>B</math> to diagonal <math>\overline{AC}</math>. What is the area of <math>\triangle ABC</math>?
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<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 1\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ frac{42/25}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ frac{28/15}\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ frac{54/25}</math>
  
 
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Problem

Rectangle $ABCD$ has $AB=3$ and $BC=4$. Point $E$ is the foot of the perpendicular from $B$ to diagonal $\overline{AC}$. What is the area of $\triangle ABC$?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 1\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ frac{42/25}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ frac{28/15}\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ frac{54/25}$

Solution

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See Also

2017 AMC 10B (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 14
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Problem 16
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