AMC 12 2024b Problem 7

In the figure below $WXYZ$ is a rectangle with $WX=4$ and $WZ=8$. Point $M$ lies $\overline{XY}$, point $A$ lies on $\overline{YZ}$, and $\angle WMA$ is a right angle. The areas of $\triangle WXM$ and $\triangle WAZ$ are equal. What is the area of $\triangle WMA$?

pair X = (0, 0);
pair W = (0, 4);
pair Y = (8, 0);
pair Z = (8, 4);
label("$X$", X, dir(180));
label("$W$", W, dir(180));
label("$Y$", Y, dir(0));
label("$Z$", Z, dir(0));

draw(W--X--Y--Z--cycle);
dot(X);
dot(Y);
dot(W);
dot(Z);
pair M = (2, 0);
pair A = (8, 3);
label("$A$", A, dir(0));
dot(M);
dot(A);
draw(W--M--A--cycle);
markscalefactor = 0.05;
draw(rightanglemark(W, M, A));
label("$M$", M, dir(-90));

$\textbf{(A) }13 \textbf{(B) }14 \textbf{(C) }15 \textbf{(D) }16 \textbf{(E) }17$