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+ | Which of the following polygons has the largest area? | ||
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+ | <asy> | ||
size(330); | size(330); | ||
int i,j,k; | int i,j,k; | ||
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draw(shift(18,0)*((0,1)--(2,1)--(3,0)--(3,3)--(2,2)--(1,3)--(1,2)--(0,2)--cycle)); | draw(shift(18,0)*((0,1)--(2,1)--(3,0)--(3,3)--(2,2)--(1,3)--(1,2)--(0,2)--cycle)); | ||
draw(shift(24,0)*((1,0)--(2,1)--(2,3)--(3,2)--(3,4)--(0,4)--(1,3)--cycle)); | draw(shift(24,0)*((1,0)--(2,1)--(2,3)--(3,2)--(3,4)--(0,4)--(1,3)--cycle)); | ||
− | label(" | + | label("$A$", (0*6+2, 0), S); |
− | label(" | + | label("$B$", (1*6+2, 0), S); |
− | label(" | + | label("$C$", (2*6+2, 0), S); |
− | label(" | + | label("$D$", (3*6+2, 0), S); |
− | label(" | + | label("$E$", (4*6+2, 0), S);</asy> |
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<math> \textbf{(A)}\text{A}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \text{B}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \text{C}\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \text{D}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{E} </math> | <math> \textbf{(A)}\text{A}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \text{B}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \text{C}\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ \text{D}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \text{E} </math> | ||
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+ | ==Solution== | ||
+ | Each polygon can be partitioned into unit squares and right triangles with sidelength <math>1</math>. Count the number of boxes enclosed by each polygon, with the unit square being <math>1</math>, and the triangle being being <math>.5</math>. A has 5, B has 5, C has 5, D has 4.5, and E has 5.5. Therefore, the polygon with the largest area is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(E)}\ \text{E}}</math>. | ||
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+ | ==See Also== | ||
+ | {{AMC8 box|year=2002|num-b=14|num-a=16}} | ||
+ | {{MAA Notice}} |
Latest revision as of 04:47, 25 November 2019
Problem
Which of the following polygons has the largest area?
Solution
Each polygon can be partitioned into unit squares and right triangles with sidelength . Count the number of boxes enclosed by each polygon, with the unit square being
, and the triangle being being
. A has 5, B has 5, C has 5, D has 4.5, and E has 5.5. Therefore, the polygon with the largest area is
.
See Also
2002 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 14 |
Followed by Problem 16 | |
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