2008 AMC 10A Problem 20
Problem 20 of 25HarderGeometry
Trapezoid has bases and and diagonals intersecting at Suppose that and the area of is What is the area of trapezoid
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Solution
Triangles and are similar with ratio
Since and have bases and on the same line and share the same altitude from so Similarly
Also The total is
Thus, the correct answer is D.