Trapezoid and areas

Geometry Level 2

The trapezoid is divided by the diagonals into four triangles with areas A A , B B , C C , and D D .

If B = 3 A B = 3A , what is D D ?

9A 3A 6A 4A

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Label the figure as follows. N K E \triangle NKE and N E M \triangle NEM share a common altitude, N F NF , thus, the ratio of their areas equals the ratio of the corresponding bases: B A = K E E M K E E M = 3 \frac{B}{A}=\frac{KE}{EM}\Rightarrow \frac{KE}{EM}=3 E K L \triangle EKL and E M N \triangle EMN are similar (alternating angles), hence the ratio of their areas equals the square of their similarity ratio, i.e. D A = ( K E E M ) 2 \dfrac{D}{A}={{\left( \dfrac{KE}{EM} \right)}^{2}} Combining, D A = 3 2 D = 9 A \dfrac{D}{A}={{3}^{2}}\Rightarrow \boxed{D=9A}

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