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AMC 12 2004b Problem 14

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In △ABC\triangle ABC, AB=13AB=13, AC=5AC=5, and BC=12BC=12. Points MM and NN lie on ACAC and BCBC, respectively, with CM=CN=4CM=CN=4. Points JJ and KK are on ABAB so that MJMJ and NKNK are perpendicular to ABAB. What is the area of pentagon CMJKNCMJKN?

unitsize(0.5cm);
defaultpen(0.8);
pair C=(0,0), A=(0,5), B=(12,0), M=(0,4), N=(4,0);
pair J=intersectionpoint(A--B, M--(M+rotate(90)*(B-A)) );
pair K=intersectionpoint(A--B, N--(N+rotate(90)*(B-A)) );
draw( A--B--C--cycle );
draw( M--J );
draw( N--K );
label("AA",A,NW);
label("BB",B,SE);
label("CC",C,SW);
label("MM",M,SW);
label("NN",N,S);
label("JJ",J,NE);
label("KK",K,NE);

(A) 15(B) 815(C) 20512(D) 24013(E) 20\mathrm{(A)}\ 15 \mathrm{(B)}\ \frac{81}{5} \mathrm{(C)}\ \frac{205}{12} \mathrm{(D)}\ \frac{240}{13} \mathrm{(E)}\ 20

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