2020 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 2
Problem
The acronym AMC is shown in the rectangular grid below with grid lines spaced unit apart. In units, what is the sum of the lengths of the line segments that form the acronym AMC
Solution
Each of the straight line segments have length and each of the slanted line segments have length (this can be deducted using , pythag, trig, or just sense)
There area a total of straight lines segments and slanted line segments. The sum is ~quacker88
You could have also just counted slanted line segments and realized that the only answer choice involving was .
See Also
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