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2006 AMC 10B Problem 15

Problem 15 of 25IntermediateGeometry

Rhombus ABCDABCD is similar to rhombus BFDE.BFDE. The area of rhombus ABCDABCD is 24,24, and BAD=60.\angle BAD=60^\circ. What is the area of rhombus BFDE?BFDE?

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Because AB=ADAB=AD and BAD=60,\angle BAD=60^\circ, triangle ABDABD is equilateral, and so is triangle CBD.CBD. Points EE and FF split the rhombus into six congruent triangles, each of area 246=4.\tfrac{24}{6}=4. Rhombus BFDEBFDE is the union of triangles BEDBED and BFD,BFD, so its area is 24=8.2\cdot4=8. Thus, the correct answer is C.

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Concepts: rhombus · equilateral triangle · congruence (geometry)

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