Difference between revisions of "2012 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 17"
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− | ==Problem==A square with integer side length is cut into 10 squares, all of which have integer side length and at least 8 of which have area 1. What is the smallest possible value of the length of the side of the original square? | + | ==Problem== |
+ | A square with integer side length is cut into 10 squares, all of which have integer side length and at least 8 of which have area 1. What is the smallest possible value of the length of the side of the original square? | ||
<math> \textbf{(A)}\hspace{.05in}3\qquad\textbf{(B)}\hspace{.05in}4\qquad\textbf{(C)}\hspace{.05in}5\qquad\textbf{(D)}\hspace{.05in}6\qquad\textbf{(E)}\hspace{.05in}7 </math> | <math> \textbf{(A)}\hspace{.05in}3\qquad\textbf{(B)}\hspace{.05in}4\qquad\textbf{(C)}\hspace{.05in}5\qquad\textbf{(D)}\hspace{.05in}6\qquad\textbf{(E)}\hspace{.05in}7 </math> |
Revision as of 12:57, 9 December 2012
Problem
A square with integer side length is cut into 10 squares, all of which have integer side length and at least 8 of which have area 1. What is the smallest possible value of the length of the side of the original square?
Solution
The first answer choice , can be eliminated since there must be
squares with integer side lengths. We then test the next largest sidelength which is
. The square with area
can be partitioned into
squares with area
and two squares with area
, which satisfies all the conditions of the problem. Therefore, the smallest possible value of the length of the side of the original square is
.
See Also
2012 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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