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Estate on a Map

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February 15, 2009
geometryrhombus

Problem Statement

On a map whose scale is 400 400 miles to an inch and a half, a certain estate is represented by a rhombus having a 60 60^{\circ} angle. The diagonal opposite 60 60^{\circ} is 316 \frac {3}{16} in. The area of the estate in square miles is: <spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 25003<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 12503<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 1250<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 562532<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 12503 <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ \frac {2500}{\sqrt {3}} \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ \frac {1250}{\sqrt {3}} \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 1250 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ \frac {5625\sqrt {3}}{2} \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ 1250\sqrt {3}