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Rectangle in Triangle

Tuesday 1st July 2025

A rectangle is drawn inside a right-angled triangle. One vertex of the rectangle coincides with the triangle's right angle. Another of the rectangle's vertices meets the triangle's hypotenuse. The rectangle is 34mm from one of the acute angles and 25mm from the other. What is the area of the rectangle?

A rectangle in a triangle

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