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What is the area of the shaded region of the given <math>8 \times 5</math> rectangle? | What is the area of the shaded region of the given <math>8 \times 5</math> rectangle? | ||
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<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 4\dfrac{3}{5} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 5\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 5\dfrac{1}{4} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 6\dfrac{1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 8</math> | <math>\textbf{(A)}\ 4\dfrac{3}{5} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 5\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 5\dfrac{1}{4} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 6\dfrac{1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 8</math> | ||
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First, split the rectangle into <math>4</math> triangles: | First, split the rectangle into <math>4</math> triangles: | ||
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Revision as of 13:01, 4 February 2016
Problem
What is the area of the shaded region of the given rectangle?
Solution
First, split the rectangle into triangles:
The bases of these triangles are all , and their heights are
,
,
, and
. Thus, their areas are
,
,
, and
, which add to the area of the shaded region, which is
.
See Also
2016 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 10 |
Followed by Problem 12 | |
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | ||
All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions |
2016 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
Preceded by Problem 7 |
Followed by Problem 9 |
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | |
All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions |
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