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AIME 2016a Problem 9

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Triangle ABCABC has AB=40,AC=31,AB=40,AC=31, and sin⁡A=15\sin{A}=\frac{1}{5}. This triangle is inscribed in rectangle AQRSAQRS with BB on QR‾\overline{QR} and CC on RS‾\overline{RS}. Find the maximum possible area of AQRSAQRS.

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