NMC 1991 Problem 2

In the trapezium $A B C D$ the sides $A B$ and $C D$ are parallel, and $E$ is a fixed point on the side $A B$. Determine the point $F$ on the side $C D$ so that the area of the intersection of the triangles $A B F$ and $C D E$ is as large as possible.

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