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2020 HMMT November General Round Problem 2
Let T be a trapezoid with two right angles and side lengths 4, 4, 5, and \sqrt{17}. Two line segments are drawn, connecting the midpoints of opposite sides of T and dividing T into 4 regions. If the difference between the areas of the largest and smallest of these regions is d, compute 240d.
Answers are checked by value, so any equivalent form is accepted: 1/2, \frac{1}{2} and 0.5 all count as the same answer.
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