A triangle's angles are:
,
, and
. We drop perpendiculars from the midpoints of the sides as is shown the figure below.
If the area of the blue hexagon is , and the area of the triangle is , then find the value of .
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Note:
1) All vertices of the hexagon lie on the nine-point circle of the large triangle.
2) The ratio is the same regardless of the angle measures.