Problem 151

Let us label the points on the diagram.

By doing some angle chasing using the fact that $\angle ACE$ and $\angle CEG$ are right angles, we find that $\angle BAC \cong \angle DCE \cong \angle FEG$. Similarly, $\angle ACB \cong \angle CED \cong \angle EGF$. Therefore, $\triangle ABC \sim \triangle CDE \sim \triangle EFG$.
As we are given a rectangle and a square, $AB = 4$ and $AC = 5$. Therefore, $\triangle ABC$ is a $3$-$4$-$5$ right triangle and $BC = 3$.
$CE$ is also $5$. So, using the similar triangles, $CD = 4$ and $DE = 3$.
$EF = DF - DE = 4 - 3 = 1$. Using the similar triangles again, $EF$ is $\frac14$ of the corresponding $AB$. So,
$$\begin{align*} [\triangle EFG] &= \left(\frac14\right)^2 \cdot [\triangle ABC] \\ &= \frac{1}{16} \cdot 6 \\ &= \frac38. \end{align*}$$
Finally, we have
$$\begin{align*} [ACEG] &= [ABDF] - [\triangle ABC] - [\triangle CDE] - [\triangle EFG] \\ &= 7 \cdot 4 - \frac12 \cdot 3 \cdot 4 - \frac12 \cdot 3 \cdot 4 - \frac38 \\ &= 28 - 6 - 6 - \frac38 \\ &= \boxed{\textbf{(D) }15\dfrac{5}{8}}. \end{align*}$$
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