CEMC Euclid, 2007

Geometry Difficulty 1.0 Junior Prove it Canada

In the diagram, $A(0,a)$ lies on the $y$ -axis above $D$ . If the triangles $AOB$ and $BCD$ have the same area, determine the value of $a$ . Explain how you got your answer.

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