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Rectangle <math>DEFA</math> below is a <math>3 \times 4</math> rectangle with <math>DC=CB=BA</math> The area of the "bat wings" is
 
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<math>\textbf{(A) }2\qquad\textbf{(B) }2 \frac{1}{2}\qquad\textbf{(C) }3\qquad\textbf{(D) }3 \frac{1}{2}\qquad \textbf{(E) }5</math>
 
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Rectangle $DEFA$ below is a $3 \times 4$ rectangle with $DC=CB=BA$ The area of the "bat wings" is

draw((0,0)--(3,0)--(3,4)--(0,4)--(0,0)--(2,4)--(3,0));
draw((3,0)--(1,4)--(0,0));
fill((0,0)--(1,4)--(1.5,3)--(0,0), black);
fill((3,0)--(2,4)--(1.5,3)--(3,0), black);
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$\textbf{(A) }2\qquad\textbf{(B) }2 \frac{1}{2}\qquad\textbf{(C) }3\qquad\textbf{(D) }3 \frac{1}{2}\qquad \textbf{(E) }5$

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