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Math Puzzle for May 31, 2024

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May you live in blissful times—doing math problems between the Isle of Tedium and the Ennui Atoll

Alameda Post - a rectangle is inscribed within a right triangle laying on its hypotenuse, with points labled E, F, and G. The upper left corner of the rectangle, labeled A, is midway between E and F. The other corners of the rectangle are labeled B, C, and D. [1]

In the diagram above, rectangle ABCD has an area of 360.
Diagonals AC and BD each have lengths of 41 meters, furthermore, AE = AF.
Find the measure of angle AED and the area of triangle EFG.

m ے AED = _________°     Area Δ EFG = _________

The first correct answer to arrive at [email protected] [2] wins a gift card worth ice cream for two at Tucker’s Ice Cream of Alameda.

Last week’s winner [3] was Chris Clifford with A = 337 square meters.