2012 AMC 10B Problem 14


Two equilateral triangles are contained in a square whose side length is 232\sqrt 3 . The bases of these triangles are the opposite sides of the square, and their intersection is a rhombus. What is the area of the rhombus?

(A) 32(B) 3(C) 221(D) 8312(E)433\text{(A) } \frac{3}{2} \qquad \text{(B) } \sqrt 3 \qquad \text{(C) } 2\sqrt 2 - 1 \qquad \text{(D) } 8\sqrt 3 - 12 \qquad \text{(E)} \frac{4\sqrt 3}{3}


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