2009 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 20
- The following problem is from both the 2009 AMC 12A #20 and 2009 AMC 10A #23, so both problems redirect to this page.
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Problem
Convex quadrilateral has and . Diagonals and intersect at , , and and have equal areas. What is ?
Solution 1
Let denote the area of triangle . , so . Since triangles and share a base, they also have the same height and thus and with a ratio of . , so .
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Solution 2
Using the sine area formula on triangles and , as , we see that
Since , triangles and are similar. Their ratio is . Since , we must have , so .
Solution 3 (which won't work when justification is required)
The easiest way for the areas of the triangles to be equal would be if they were congruent. A way for that to work would be if were simply an isosceles trapezoid! Since and (look at the side lengths and you'll know why!),
See also
2009 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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Followed by Problem 21 |
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All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions |
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All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions |
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