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Problem
In trapezoid we have
parallel to
,
as the midpoint of
, and
as the midpoint of
. The area of
is twice the area of
. What is
?
Solution 1
Since the height of both trapezoids are equal, and the area of is twice the area of
,
.
, so
.
is exactly halfway between
and
, so
.
, so
, and
.
.
~@rrusczyk
Solution 2
Mark ,
, and
Note that the heights of trapezoids
&
are the same. Mark the height to be
.
Then, we have that .
From this, we get that .
We also get that .
Simplifying, we get that
Notice that we want .
Dividing the first equation by , we get that
.
Dividing the second equation by , we get that
.
Now, when we subtract the top equation from the bottom, we get that
Hence, the answer is
See Also
2005 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 22 |
Followed by Problem 24 | |
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