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Geometry Difficulty 4.9 AIME Find the answer Netherlands

We have a triangle △ABC\triangle ABC and two points DD and EE on the line segment BCBC, such that ∠BAD=∠DAE=∠EAC\angle BAD = \angle DAE = \angle EAC. Furthermore, ∣AB∣=6|AB| = 6, ∣BD∣=4|BD| = 4, ∣DE∣=2|DE| = 2, and ∣EA∣=3|EA| = 3. See the picture on the right: be aware, it is not drawn to scale!
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What is the length of the line segment CECE?
A) 2 B) 2142\frac{1}{4} C) 2122\frac{1}{2} D) 2342\frac{3}{4} E) 3

This was a multiple-choice question, but the options didn't survive into the source we have. The answer given is E, and the solution below works it through.

Solution

E) 3

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