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3/22/2006
The length of rectangle ABCDABCD is 55 inches and its width is 33 inches. Diagonal ACAC is dibided into three equal segments by points EE and FF. The area of triangle BEFBEF, expressed in square inches, is: (A) 32(B) 53(C) 52(D) 1334(E) 1368\text{(A)} \ \frac 32 \qquad \text{(B)} \ \frac 53 \qquad \text{(C)} \ \frac 52 \qquad \text{(D)} \ \frac13\sqrt{34} \qquad \text{(E)} \ \frac13\sqrt{68}
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