1964 AHSME Problems/Problem 33
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Problem
is a point interior to rectangle
and such that
inches,
inches, and
inches. Then
, in inches, equals:
Solution
From point , create perpendiculars to all four sides, labeling them
starting from going north and continuing clockwise. Label the length
as
.
We have and
, leading to
.
We also have and
, leading to
.
Thus, , or
, which is option $\boxed{\textbb{(B)}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
See Also
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