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UKMT Senior Mathematical Challenge, 2021

Geometry Difficulty 3.0 AMC 10/12 Find the answer United Kingdom

The diagram shows two overlapping triangles: triangle FGHFGH with interior angles 60∘60^\circ, 30∘30^\circ and 90∘90^\circ and triangle EGHEGH which is a right-angled isosceles triangle. What is the ratio of the area of triangle IFGIFG to the area of triangle IEHIEH?

(A) 1:11 : 1 (B) 1:21 : \sqrt{2} (C) 1:31 : \sqrt{3} (D) 1:21 : 2 (E) 1:31 : 3

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