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UKMT Senior Kangaroo, 2015

Geometry Difficulty 2.0 Junior Prove it United Kingdom

In quadrilateral $ABCD$ , $\angle ABC = \angle ADC = 90^{\circ}$ , $AD = DC$ and $AB + BC = 20$ cm. What is the area in cm $^2$ of quadrilateral $ABCD$ ?

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