what is answer??????????????????

It appears that this is always true, even if we have an obtuse triangle.....see the pic......

The reason for this is that ΔAEF will always have (1/2) the height of ΔABC, and it's base will always be (3/4)  of  ΔABC.

So Area of ΔABC = (1/2)bh = (1/2)(8)(16)  = 64 cm^2

And Area of ΔAEF = (1/2)([3/4]*8)([1/2]*16)  =  (1/2)(6)(8)  = 24 cm^2

Here is a picture of what you describe :

Δ ABC has a base = 16 and a height  = 8  ....so the area is (16)(8)/2 = 64cm^2

D is the midpoint of AB,  E is the midpoint of DB, and F is the midpoint of BC. And since D has the same x coordinate as C, then the x coordinate of F will have the same x coordinate as the midpoint of DB. And the y coordinate of F will be the same as the y coordinate of the midpoint of DC.

Thus, the height of Δ AEF = 4 and the base = 12. So the area of Δ AEF  is just (12)(4)/2 = 48/2 = 24 cm^2

Nice pic Chris ;)

Thanks, Melody......I'm not sure that this answer is unique....for instance, if triangle ABC had a different shape [but the same area as above], would triangle AEF still have the same area???......I don't really know.....maybe someone else could prove/disprove it.....!!!!