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== Problem 2 ==
 
== Problem 2 ==
On square ABCD, point E lies on side AD and point F lies on side BC, so that BE=EF=FD=30. Find the area of the square ABCD.
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On [[square]] <math>ABCD</math>, point <math>E</math> lies on side <math>AD</math> and point <math>F</math> lies on side <math>BC</math>, so that <math>BE=EF=FD=30</math>. Find the area of the square <math>ABCD</math>.
  
 
== Solution ==
 
== Solution ==
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you find that the three segments cut the square into three equal horizontal sections. Therefore, (<math>x</math> being the side length), <math>\sqrt{x^2+(x/3)^2}=30</math>, or <math>x^2+(x/3)^2=900</math>. Solving for <math>x</math>, we get <math>x=9\sqrt{10}</math>, and <math>x^2=810.</math>
 
you find that the three segments cut the square into three equal horizontal sections. Therefore, (<math>x</math> being the side length), <math>\sqrt{x^2+(x/3)^2}=30</math>, or <math>x^2+(x/3)^2=900</math>. Solving for <math>x</math>, we get <math>x=9\sqrt{10}</math>, and <math>x^2=810.</math>
  
Area of the square is <math>\fbox{810.}</math>
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Area of the square is <math>\fbox{810}</math>.
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==See also==
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{{AIME box|year=2011|n=II|num-b=1|num-a=3}}
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[[Category:Intermediate Geometry Problems]]

Revision as of 09:32, 23 August 2011

Problem 2

On square $ABCD$, point $E$ lies on side $AD$ and point $F$ lies on side $BC$, so that $BE=EF=FD=30$. Find the area of the square $ABCD$.

Solution

Drawing the square and examining the given lengths, [asy] size(2inch, 2inch); currentpen = fontsize(8pt); pair A = (0, 0); dot(A); label("$A$", A, plain.SW); pair B = (3, 0); dot(B); label("$B$", B, plain.SE); pair C = (3, 3); dot(C); label("$C$", C, plain.NE); pair D = (0, 3); dot(D); label("$D$", D, plain.NW); pair E = (0, 1); dot(E); label("$E$", E, plain.W); pair F = (3, 2); dot(F); label("$F$", F, plain.E); label("$\frac x3$", E--A); label("$\frac x3$", F--C); label("$x$", A--B); label("$x$", C--D); label("$\frac {2x}3$", B--F); label("$\frac {2x}3$", D--E); label("$30$", B--E); label("$30$", F--E); label("$30$", F--D); draw(B--C--D--F--E--B--A--D); [/asy] you find that the three segments cut the square into three equal horizontal sections. Therefore, ($x$ being the side length), $\sqrt{x^2+(x/3)^2}=30$, or $x^2+(x/3)^2=900$. Solving for $x$, we get $x=9\sqrt{10}$, and $x^2=810.$

Area of the square is $\fbox{810}$.

See also

2011 AIME II (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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