OG 109 Triangle Problem (Advanced)

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OG 109 Triangle Problem (Advanced)

by EMAN » Mon Oct 05, 2009 6:08 pm
In triangle ABC, point X is the midpoint of the side AC and point Y is the midpoint of side BC. If point R is the midpoint of line segment XC, and if point s is the midpoint of segment YC, what is the area of the triangular region RCS.

(1) The area of triangular region ABX is 32
(2) The length of one of the altitudes of triangle ABC is 8
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by vivekjaiswal » Mon Oct 05, 2009 8:55 pm
IMO A

The midpoint will devide the area of the triangle in half.