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− | The quadrilateral cannot be a straight line. Thus, the fourth side must be longer than <math>15 - (3 + 7) = 5</math> and shorter than <math>15 + 3 + 7</math> = 30. This means | + | The quadrilateral cannot be a straight line. Thus, the fourth side must be longer than <math>15 - (3 + 7) = 5</math> and shorter than <math>15 + 3 + 7</math> = 30. This means Joy can use the 19 possible integer rod lengths that fall into <math>[6, 24]</math>. However, she has already used the rods of length <math>7</math> cm and <math>15</math> cm so the answer is <math>19 - 2 = 17</math> <math>\boxed{\textbf{(B)}}</math> |
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{{MAA Notice}} | {{MAA Notice}} |
Revision as of 19:06, 8 February 2017
Problem
Joy has thin rods, one each of every integer length from
through
. She places the rods with lengths
,
, and
on a table. She then wants to choose a fourth rod that she can put with these three to form a quadrilateral with positive area. How many of the remaining rods can she choose as the fourth rod?
Solution
The quadrilateral cannot be a straight line. Thus, the fourth side must be longer than and shorter than
= 30. This means Joy can use the 19 possible integer rod lengths that fall into
. However, she has already used the rods of length
cm and
cm so the answer is
See Also
2017 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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Followed by Problem 7 |
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