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CEMC Cayley, 2002

Geometry Difficulty 3.0 AMC 10/12 Find the answer Canada

In the diagram, triangle ABCABC is isosceles with AB=ACAB = AC, and AGAG is perpendicular to BCBC. Point DD is the midpoint of ABAB, point FF is the midpoint of ACAC, and EE is the point of intersection of DFDF and AGAG. What fraction of the area of △ABC\triangle ABC does the shaded area represent?

(A) 112\frac{1}{12} (B) 16\frac{1}{6} (C) 14\frac{1}{4} (D) 110\frac{1}{10} (E) 18\frac{1}{8}

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