A geometry problem by Ajay Sambhriya

Geometry Level 4

The rectangle A B C D ABCD have dimension 6 × 4 6\times 4 with A B = 6 , B C = 4 AB = 6, BC = 4 and H G A B HG \parallel AB , where G G is a midpoint of A C AC if G F F A = 2 1 \dfrac{GF}{FA} = \dfrac21 .

Find the area of the shaded region.


The answer is 2.6.

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2 solutions

Ajay Sambhriya
Feb 8, 2017

Relevant wiki: Menelaus' Theorem

@Ajay Sambhriya I was getting the answer 2.4375!!

Toshit Jain - 4 years, 3 months ago

Sorry , I got it correct now!

Toshit Jain - 4 years, 3 months ago

Elegant method!

Ujjwal Rane - 4 years, 2 months ago

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Thank you.

Niranjan Khanderia - 4 years, 2 months ago

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