CSMC 2023 Part B - Question 1, CEMC UWaterloo
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(Canadian Senior Mathematics Contest 2023, Part B, Question 1, CEMC - UWaterloo)
In the diagram, $ABCD$ is a trapezoid with $\angle DAB = \angle ADC = 90^{\circ}$. Also, $AB = 7$, $DC = 17$, and $AD = 10$. Point $P$ is on $AD$ and point $Q$ is on $BC$ so that $PQ$ is parallel to $AB$ and to $DC$. Point $F$ is on $DC$ so that $BF$ is perpendicular to $DC$. $BF$ intersects $PQ$ at $T$.
a) Determine the area of trapezoid $ABCD$.
b) Determine the measure of $\angle BQP$.
c) If $PQ=x$, determine the length of $AP$ in terms of $x$.
d) Determine the length of $PQ$ for which the areas of trapezoids $ABQP$ and $PQCD$ are equal.
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