Two line segments and three rectangles, two of which have a given area. What is the yellow area?
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Solution
The yellow area is 3.
The crux is noting that the two triangles below the rectangles are similar, as are the ones above. This gives rise to two equations: b/c=d/e and a/d=c/f. This can be combined to abef=c2d2. In other words AC=B2. In this case C=36/12=3.
Note that the equations also give a/b=e/f. In other words, the blue and yellow rectangle are similar.
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Just a psychedelic experience
with a good friend mescaline
to get perception and acknowledging
and better understanding
for mysteries and reasoning
in higher and higher awareness
Aldous saw Adam in the morning
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