ABC is an equilateral triangle and has an area of 8/5. Point D is the midpoint of side AB, point E is the midpoint of side BC, and point F is the midpoint of side AC. What is the area of the parallelogram DECF?
A.2/5
B.2/3
C.4/5
D.13/15
E.1

Question

ABC is an equilateral triangle and has an area of 8/5. Point D is the midpoint of side AB, point E is the midpoint of side BC, and point F is the midpoint of side AC. What is the area of the parallelogram DECF?
A.2/5
B.2/3
C.4/5
D.13/15
E.1

raden · Answer

hint :
the area of CFE = (1/4) area of ABC
then times 2 to get area of the parallelogram DECF

jhonyy9 · Answer

try drawing it and will can understanding it more easy

zaarin · Answer

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THE DIAGRAM

raden · Answer

would be better if that's like :
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raden · Answer

there are 4 triangles which has the same area respectively