In a rectangle with and , is divided into three segments of equal length by points and . What is the area of quadrilateral ?
Solution
Since is a rectangle, then is perpendicular to . Therefore, the area of is . Since , then the areas of and are equal. Therefore, the area of is . Similarly, the area of is . The area of quadrilateral is the sum of the areas of and , or .
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