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2017 AMC 10B Problem 15
Rectangle ABCD has AB=3 and BC=4. Point E is the foot of the perpendicular from B to diagonal \overline{AC}. What is the area of \triangle AED?
\textbf{(A)}\ 1\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{42}{25}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{28}{15}\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{54}{25}
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