2007 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 8
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Problem
In trapezoid 
, 
is perpendicular to 
,
, and 
. In addition, 
is on , and 
is parallel to . Find the area of 
.
![[asy] defaultpen(linewidth(0.7)); pair A=(0,3), B=(3,3), C=(6,0), D=origin, E=(3,0); draw(E--B--C--D--A--B); draw(rightanglemark(A, D, C)); label("$A$", A, NW); label("$B$", B, NW); label("$C$", C, SE); label("$D$", D, SW); label("$E$", E, NW); label("$3$", A--D, W); label("$3$", A--B, N); label("$6$", E, S); [/asy]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/d/c/c/dccbcc1d762d975a6d3a54f56433f5da50a2502d.png)
Solution 1 (Area Formula for Triangles)
Clearly, 
is a square with side-length 
By segment subtraction, we have 
The area of is ![\[\frac12\cdot EC\cdot BE = \frac12\cdot3\cdot3 = \boxed{\textbf{(B)}\ 4.5}.\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/1/5/e/15e2685d98ebf59ef4397dfc6c5ea113770772fa.png)
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Solution 2 (Area Subtraction)
Clearly, is a square with side-length
Let the brackets denote areas. We apply area subtraction to find the area of 
![\begin{align*} [BEC]&=[ABCD]-[ABED] \\ &=\frac{AB+CD}{2}\cdot AD - AB^2 \\ &=\frac{3+6}{2}\cdot 3 - 3^2 \\ &=\boxed{\textbf{(B)}\ 4.5}. \end{align*}](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/9/8/c/98c91fef6cf3f20a4dd54765f0ea2b5c168f135d.png)
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Video Solution by SpreadTheMathLove
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omFpSGMWhFc
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