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Internal Triangle Problem (Posted on 2007-02-02)

In triangle ABC, lines are drawn from the vertices to the first trisection points of the opposite sides, forming an internal triangle. What is the ratio of the area of the internal triangle to triangle ABC?

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The required ratio of the area of the internal triangle to triangle ABC is 1 : 7.

Posted by K Sengupta on 2008-10-22 05:27:54

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