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Problem 27
« on: April 17, 2013, 03:47:01 AM »
Hi,

I appreciate your help with the following

(1) I am not able to solve  Problem 27 in the following

 http://mymathcounts.com/Sam's-Math-Club/documents/MathcountsP02.pdf

Problem 27. As shown in the figure, ABC is a triangle with the area 1. Extend BA to D such that DA = AB. Extend CA to E such that EA = 2AC. Extend CB to F such that FB = 3BC. Find the area of triangle DEF.

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Re: Problem 27
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2013, 07:44:44 AM »
Thanks for asking. One solution is shown in the attached file. Good luck!
« Last Edit: April 17, 2013, 11:06:35 AM by yongcheng3315 »