In , and are the midpoints of and respectively. If the area of is , what is the area…

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Problem

\triangle ABC

D

and

E

are the midpoints of

AB

and

AC

respectively. If the area of

\triangle ABC

48\,\text{cm}^2

, what is the area of

\triangle ADE

? (a)

24\,\text{cm}^2

(b)

8\,\text{cm}^2

(c)

12\,\text{cm}^2

(d)

16\,\text{cm}^2