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Note that if a rectangle has area <math>A</math>, the area of the quadrilateral formed by its midpoints is <math>\frac{A}{2}</math>. Since <math>A, B, C, D</math> are the midpoints of the rectangle, its area would be <math>2\cdot[ABCD]</math>. Now, note that <math>ABCD</math> is a parallelogram since <math>AB=CD</math> and <math>AB||CD</math>. Note that the parallelogram's altitude from <math>D</math> to <math>AB</math> is <math>4</math> and <math>AB=5</math>. Thus, its area is <math>4\times 5=20</math>. The area of the rectangle follows as <math>20\cdot2=\boxed{\textbf{(C) } 40}.</math>
  
 
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Revision as of 09:20, 29 January 2022

Problem

The midpoints of the four sides of a rectangle are $(-3,0), (2,0), (5,4),$ and $(0,4).$ What is the area of the rectangle?

$\textbf{(A) } 20 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 25 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 40 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 50 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 80$

Solution

The midpoints of the four sides of every rectangle are the vertices of a rhombus whose area is half the area of the rectangle.

Note that $A=(-3,0), B=(2,0), C=(5,4),$ and $D=(0,4)$ are the vertices of a rhombus whose diagonals have lengths $AC=\sqrt{80}$ and $BD=\sqrt{20}.$ It follows that the area of rhombus $ABCD$ is $\frac{\sqrt{80}\cdot\sqrt{20}}{2}=20,$ so the area of the rectangle is $20\cdot2=\boxed{\textbf{(C) } 40}.$

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Solution 2(Parallelograms, More Detailed)

Note that if a rectangle has area $A$, the area of the quadrilateral formed by its midpoints is $\frac{A}{2}$. Since $A, B, C, D$ are the midpoints of the rectangle, its area would be $2\cdot[ABCD]$. Now, note that $ABCD$ is a parallelogram since $AB=CD$ and $AB||CD$. Note that the parallelogram's altitude from $D$ to $AB$ is $4$ and $AB=5$. Thus, its area is $4\times 5=20$. The area of the rectangle follows as $20\cdot2=\boxed{\textbf{(C) } 40}.$

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2022 AMC 8 (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 17
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Problem 19
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