Try this beautiful problem from the Pre-RMO, 2017, Question 25, based on Area of a triangle.
Let ABCD be a rectangle and let E and F be points on CD and BC respectively such that area (ADE) =16, area (CEF) =9, and area (ABF) =25. What is the area of triangle AEF?
Equation
Algebra
Integers
Answer: is 30.
PRMO, 2017, Question 25
Higher Algebra by Hall and Knight
Let x=AD, a=DE, y-a=EC, b=FC, x-b=FB, y=AB
or,
or,
or,
or,
or,
or,
or,
or, t=80,20
or, xy=80
or, area of triangle AEF= 80-(16+9+25)=30.
Try this beautiful problem from the Pre-RMO, 2017, Question 25, based on Area of a triangle.
Let ABCD be a rectangle and let E and F be points on CD and BC respectively such that area (ADE) =16, area (CEF) =9, and area (ABF) =25. What is the area of triangle AEF?
Equation
Algebra
Integers
Answer: is 30.
PRMO, 2017, Question 25
Higher Algebra by Hall and Knight
Let x=AD, a=DE, y-a=EC, b=FC, x-b=FB, y=AB
or,
or,
or,
or,
or,
or,
or,
or, t=80,20
or, xy=80
or, area of triangle AEF= 80-(16+9+25)=30.