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2004 AMC 10AProblem 9P1-10~2 minPrint

In the overlapping triangles ABC\triangle{ABC} and ABE\triangle{ABE} sharing common side ABAB , EAB\angle{EAB} and ABC\angle{ABC} are right angles, AB=4AB=4 , BC=6BC=6 , AE=8AE=8 , and AC\overline{AC} and BE\overline{BE} intersect at DD . What is the difference between the areas of ADE\triangle{ADE} and BDC\triangle{BDC} ?

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Problem © Mathematical Association of America (MAA), American Mathematics Competitions. Reproduced for non-commercial educational use. Solution and commentary are original to this site. Also appeared as 2004 12A #8.