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Similarly,
S S CRC3 S T C3
D ; so D :
7 7C7 7 14
Thus


T C7 T C3
T DRCS D3 C7 :
10 14
From this we obtain
10T D 3.T C 7/ C 5.T C 3/ D 8T C 36;
and it follows that T D 18.

24. A NSWER (B) Through O draw a line parallel to AD intersecting PD

at F .
D

A 2
F
2 2
6
O P

B
C

Then AOFD is a rectangle

p and OFP is a right triangle. ThuspDF D 2,
FP D 2, and OF D 4 2. The area of trapezoid AOPD is 12 2, and
p p
Area.Hexagon AOBCPD/ D 2  12 2 D 24 2:

OR
Lines AD; BC; and OP intersect at a common point H .

D
A 4
2
6
H O P

B
C

Because ∠PDH D ∠OAH D 90ı , triangles PDH and OAH are similar
with similarity ratio 2. Thus
2HO D HP D HO C OP D HO C 6;

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