2005 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 7
Problem
What is the area enclosed by the graph of 
?
Solution 1
If we get rid of the absolute values, we are left with the following 4 equations (using the logic that if 
, then 
is either 
or 
):
We can then put these equations in slope-intercept form in order to graph them.
Now you can graph the lines to find the shape of the graph:
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We can easily see that it is a rhombus with diagonals of 
and 
. The area is 
, or 
Solution 2
You can also assign 
and 
to be 
. Then you can easily see that the diagonals are and . Multiply and divide by 
to get D. 
Solution 3
The graph is symmetric with respect to both coordinate axes, and in the first quadrant it coincides with the graph of the line 
Therefore the region is a rhombus, and the area is\[
\text{Area} = 4\left(\frac{1}{2}(4\cdot 3)\right) = 24 \rightarrow \boxed{D}.
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~Alcumus
See also
| 2005 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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