Let a trapezium have parallel sides and . Let the intersection of the interior diagonals and be . It is known that the area of is 25 and the area of is 121. What is the area of ?
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△ A O B ∼ △ C O D since A B ∥ C D . The sides are proportional to the square roots of the areas of similar triangles so let A B = 5 a and C D = 1 1 a . Draw a line through O that is perpendicular to AB and CD, meeting AB at E and CD at F. Let O E = h 1 and O F = h 2 (Heights of the 2 triangles). Let height of trapezium ABCD be h = h 1 + h 2 . Then area of △ A O B = area of △ C O D = 2 5 a ⋅ h 1 = 2 5 2 1 1 a ⋅ h 2 = 1 2 1 ⟹ a h 1 = 1 0 ⟹ a h 2 = 2 2 Add the two equations to get a h 1 + a h 2 = 3 2 a ( h 1 + h 2 ) = 3 2 a h = 3 2 area of A B C D = 2 5 a + 1 1 a × h = 8 a h = 8 × 3 2 = 2 5 6