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“ContestBook10” — 2008/4/9 — 16:18 — page 187 — #203

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2007 AMC 10A Solutions 187

Hence the area of 4CMN is

1 8 16 64
  D :
2 3 5 15
So
40 64 88
Area(ABCM ) D Area(ABCN ) C Area(4CMN ) D C D :
3 15 5
OR
Let Q be the foot of the perpendicular from M to BG.
A B
4

K L C D

Q
J M E
I

H G
Since 4MQG is similar to 4ABG, we have
MQ AB 4 1
D D D :
QG BG 12 3
Also, 4M CQ is similar to 4H C G, so
MQ HG 4 1
D D D :
CQ CG 8 2
Thus


1 3
QG D 3MQ D 3 CQ D .8
QG/;
2 2
which implies that
24 1 8
QG D and MQ D QG D :
5 3 5
Hence

Area(ABCM ) D Area(4ABG)
Area(4CM G)

1 1 8 88
D  4  12
 8  D :
2 2 5 5

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