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1951 AHSME Problem 27

Through a point inside a triangle, three lines are drawn from the vertices to the opposite sides forming six triangular sections. Then:

\textbf{(A)}\ \text{the triangles are similar in opposite pairs}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \text{the triangles are congruent in opposite pairs} \textbf{(C)}\ \text{the triangles are equal in area in opposite pairs}\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \text{three similar quadrilaterals are formed} \textbf{(E)}\ \text{none of the above relations are true}


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