ABCD is a square where AB and BC are adjacent sides of the square M is the midpoint of AB,N is the midpoint of BC. AN and CM intersect at O.
Find the ratio of area of AOCD to the area of ABCD.
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Let C N = N B = B M = M A = a , O G = k and N G = x .
Since △ O N G ∼ △ A N B , using similarity properties,we get
N B N G = A B O G ⇒ a x = 2 a k ⇒ k = 2 x .
Since △ O C G ∼ △ M C B , using similarity properties,we get
C B C G = M B O G ⇒ 2 a ( a + x ) = a k ⇒ a + x = 2 k ⇒ x = 3 a and k = 3 2 a .
The area of △ O C N = 2 1 × O G × C N = 3 a 2 .
The area of △ A N B = 2 1 × A B × N B = a 2 .
The area of the square A B C D = ( 2 a ) 2 = 4 a 2 .
The area of quadrilateral A O C D = Area of square − Area of △ O C N − Area of △ A N B = 3 8 a 2 .
Therefore the ratio of the Area of quadrilateral A O C D to the Area of the A B C D = 3 8 a 2 : 4 a 2 = 3 2 = 0 . 6 6 6 .