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A point <math>P</math> is chosen in the interior of <math>\triangle ABC</math> such that when lines are drawn through <math>P</math> parallel to the sides of <math>\triangle ABC</math>, the resulting smaller triangles <math>t_{1}</math>, <math>t_{2}</math>, and <math>t_{3}</math> in the figure, have areas <math>4</math>, <math>9</math>, and <math>49</math>, respectively. Find the area of <math>\triangle ABC</math>.
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Problem

A point $P$ is chosen in the interior of $\triangle ABC$ such that when lines are drawn through $P$ parallel to the sides of $\triangle ABC$, the resulting smaller triangles $t_{1}$, $t_{2}$, and $t_{3}$ in the figure, have areas $4$, $9$, and $49$, respectively. Find the area of $\triangle ABC$.

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