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Problem
A point is randomly selected from the rectangular region with vertices
. What is the probability that
is closer to the origin than it is to the point
?
Solution
The region containing the points closer to than to
is bounded by the perpendicular bisector of the segment with endpoints
. The perpendicular bisector passes through midpoint of
, which is
, the center of the unit square with coordinates
. Thus, it cuts the unit square into two equal halves of area
. The total area of the rectangle is
, so the area closer to the origin than to
and in the rectangle is
. The probability is
.
See also
2002 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
Preceded by Problem 17 |
Followed by Problem 19 |
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