2019 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 21
Problem 21
What is the area of the triangle formed by the lines , , and ?
Solution 1
First we need to find the coordinates where the graphs intersect.
, and intersect at ,
, and intersect at ,
and intersect at .
Using the Shoelace Theorem we get: So our answer is .
Solution 2
Graphing the lines, using the intersection points we found in Solution 1, we can see that the height of the triangle is 4, and the base is 8. Using the formula for the area of a triangle, we get which is equal to .
Video Solutions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nlX9VCisQc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz3DY1rc5ao
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z27G0xy5AgA&list=PLLCzevlMcsWNBsdpItBT4r7Pa8cZb6Viu&index=3 ~ MathEx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aStuVhoD8wc- Also includes other problems from 21-25
See Also
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