2005 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 25
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Problem
In we have , , and . Points and are on and respectively, with and . What is the ratio of the area of triangle to the area of the quadrilateral
Solution
The area of a triangle is .
Using this formula:
Since the area of is equal to the area of minus the area of ,
.
Therefore, the desired ratio is