Difference between revisions of "2021 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 21"
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A square piece of paper has side length <math>1</math> and vertices <math>A,B,C,</math> and <math>D</math> in that order. As shown in the figure, the paper is folded so that vertex <math>C</math> meets edge <math>\overline{AD}</math> at point <math>C'</math>, and edge <math>\overline{AB}</math> at point <math>E</math>. Suppose that <math>C'D = \frac{1}{3}</math>. What is the perimeter of triangle <math>\bigtriangleup AEC' ?</math> | A square piece of paper has side length <math>1</math> and vertices <math>A,B,C,</math> and <math>D</math> in that order. As shown in the figure, the paper is folded so that vertex <math>C</math> meets edge <math>\overline{AD}</math> at point <math>C'</math>, and edge <math>\overline{AB}</math> at point <math>E</math>. Suppose that <math>C'D = \frac{1}{3}</math>. What is the perimeter of triangle <math>\bigtriangleup AEC' ?</math> | ||
<math>\textbf{(A)} ~2 \qquad\textbf{(B)} ~1+\frac{2}{3}\sqrt{3} \qquad\textbf{(C)} ~\sqrt{13}{6} \qquad\textbf{(D)} ~1 + \frac{3}{4}\sqrt{3} \qquad\textbf{(E)} ~\frac{7}{3}</math> | <math>\textbf{(A)} ~2 \qquad\textbf{(B)} ~1+\frac{2}{3}\sqrt{3} \qquad\textbf{(C)} ~\sqrt{13}{6} \qquad\textbf{(D)} ~1 + \frac{3}{4}\sqrt{3} \qquad\textbf{(E)} ~\frac{7}{3}</math> | ||
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Assume that E is the midpoint of <math>\overline{AB}</math>. Then, <math>\overline{AE}=\frac{1}{2}</math> and since <math>C'D=\frac{1}{3}</math>, <math>\overline{AC'}=\frac{2}{3}</math>. By the Pythagorean Theorem, <math>\overline{EC'}=\frac{5}{6}</math>. It easily follows that our desired perimeter is <math>2 \rightarrow \boxed{A}</math> ~samrocksnature | Assume that E is the midpoint of <math>\overline{AB}</math>. Then, <math>\overline{AE}=\frac{1}{2}</math> and since <math>C'D=\frac{1}{3}</math>, <math>\overline{AC'}=\frac{2}{3}</math>. By the Pythagorean Theorem, <math>\overline{EC'}=\frac{5}{6}</math>. It easily follows that our desired perimeter is <math>2 \rightarrow \boxed{A}</math> ~samrocksnature |
Revision as of 18:46, 11 February 2021
Problem
A square piece of paper has side length and vertices and in that order. As shown in the figure, the paper is folded so that vertex meets edge at point , and edge at point . Suppose that . What is the perimeter of triangle
\* Made by samrocksnature *\ pair A=(0,1); pair CC=(0.666666666666,1); pair D=(1,1); pair F=(1,0.62); pair C=(1,0); pair B=(0,0); pair G=(0,0.25); pair H=(-0.13,0.41); pair E=(0,0.5); dot(A^^CC^^D^^C^^B^^E); draw(E--A--D--F); draw(G--B--C--F, dashed); fill(E--CC--F--G--H--E--CC--cycle, gray); draw(E--CC--F--G--H--E--CC); label("A",A,NW); label("B",B,SW); label("C",C,SE); label("D",D,NE); label("E",E,NW); label("C",CC,N); (Error making remote request. Unknown error_msg)
Solution (Quicksolve)
Assume that E is the midpoint of . Then, and since , . By the Pythagorean Theorem, . It easily follows that our desired perimeter is ~samrocksnature