2023 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 11
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Problem
What is the degree measure of the acute angle formed by lines with slopes and ?
Solution 1
Remind that where is the angle between the slope and -axis. , . The angle formed by the two lines is . . Therefore, .
~plasta
Solution 2
We can take any two lines of this form, since the angle between them will always be the same. Let's take for the line with slope of 2 and for the line with slope of 1/3. Let's take 3 lattice points and create a triangle. Let's use , , and . The distance between the origin and is . The distance between the origin and is . The distance between and is . We notice that we have a triangle with 3 side lengths: , , and . This forms a 45-45-90 triangle, meaning that the angle is .
~lprado
Solution 3 (Law of Cosines)
Follow Solution 2 up until the lattice points section. Let's use , , and . The distance between the origin and is . The distance between the origin and is . The distance between and is . Using the Law of Cosines, we see the , where is the angle we are looking for.
Simplifying, we get .
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Thus,
~Failure.net
Solution 4 (Vector Bash)
We can set up vectors and to represent the two lines. We know that . Plugging the vectors in gives us . From this we get that .
~middletonkids
Solution 5 (Complex Numbers)
Let and
From this we have:
To solve this we must compute
Using elimination we have:
~luckuso
Solution 6
The lines , and form a large right triangle and a small right triangle. Call the angle that is formed by the x-axis and the line , and call the angle that is formed by the x-axis and the line . We try to find first, and then try to see if any of the answer choices match up. = sin cos - sin cos . Using soh-cah-toa, we find that and . Plugging it all in, we find that , which is equivalent to . Since , we get that . Therefore, the answer is .
~Arcticturn
Video Solution
~Steven Chen (Professor Chen Education Palace, www.professorchenedu.com)
See also
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