CEMC Cayley, 2010

Geometry Difficulty 3.0 AMC 10/12 Find the answer Canada

A rectangular piece of paper measures 17 cm by 8 cm. It is folded so that a right angle is formed between the two segments of the original bottom edge, as shown. What is the area of the new figure?

(A) $104 \text{ cm}^2$ (B) $81 \text{ cm}^2$ (C) $72 \text{ cm}^2$ (D) $168 \text{ cm}^2$ (E) $64 \text{ cm}^2$

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