2022 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 3
Problem 3
Five rectangles, ,
,
,
, and
, are arranged in a square as shown below. These rectangles have dimensions
,
,
,
, and
, respectively. (The figure is not drawn to scale.) Which of the five rectangles is the shaded one in the middle?
Solution 1 (List)
Let's label some points.
By finding the dimensions of the middle rectangle, we need to find the dimensions of the other 4 rectangles. By doing this, there is going to be a rule.
Rule:
Let's make a list of all the dimensions of the rectangles from the diagram. We have to fill in the dimensions from up above, but still apply to the rule.
By applying the rule, we get , and
.
By substitution, we get this list
This also tells us that the diagram is not drawn to scale, lol.
Notice how the only dimension not used in the list was and that corresponds with B so the answer is,
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Solution 2 (Perimeter of Square)
Note that the perimeter of the square is the sum of 4 pairs of dimensions (8 values are added). Adding up all of the dimensions () gives us 38. We know that as the square's side length is an integer, the perimeter must be divisible by 4. Testing out by subtracting all 5 pairs of dimensions from 38, only
works (
), which corresponds
.
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