document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1119151>Question 1119151</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If DE II (I think this means parallel) BC and triangle ABC is an equilateral triangle with area 4 times the square root of 3, and D bisects AB, what is the area of triangle ADE? (again a picture is given and helpful but I don't know where to upload that)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer choices are square root 2, square root 3, 2, 3, and 2 times the square root of 3. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Segment DE joins the midpoints of two sides of the equilateral triangle.  Place point F at the midpoint of the third side of the triangle and draw segments DF and EF.  It should be clear that the original equilateral triangle is now composed of 4 congruent equilateral triangles, each with area 1/4 of the original triangle.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the area of each of the smaller triangles, including triangle ADE, is sqrt(3). </SPAN>\n" );
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