IMAS 2015 — Upper Primary Grades 5–6 — Round 2 Question 4

Question 4

E is a variable point on the side BC of a square ABCD. DEFG is a rectangle with FG passing through A. As the point E moves from B towards C, how does the area of DEFG change?

Question illustration

Remaining constant
Steadily increasing
Steadily decreasing
Increasing and then decreasing
Decreasing and then increasing