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UKMT Hamilton Olympiad, 2016

Geometry Difficulty 2.0 Junior Prove it United Kingdom

The diagram shows a right-angled triangle $ACD$ with a point $B$ on the side $AC$ . The sides of triangle $ABD$ have lengths 3, 7 and 8, as shown. What is the area of triangle $BCD$ ?

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