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2005 AMC 10AProblem 23P21-25~5 minPrint

Let AB\overline{AB} be a diameter of a circle and CC be a point on AB\overline{AB} with 2AC=BC2 \cdot AC = BC . Let DD and EE be points on the circle such that DCAB\overline{DC} \perp \overline{AB} and DE\overline{DE} is a second diameter. What is the ratio of the area of DCE\triangle DCE to the area of ABD\triangle ABD ?

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