2024 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 11
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[hide]Problem
The coordinates of 
are 
, 
, and 
, with 
. The area of is 12. What is the value of 
?
![[asy] draw((3,11)--(11,7)--(5,7)--(3,11)); dot((5,7)); label("$A(5,7)$",(5,7),S); dot((11,7)); label("$B(11,7)$",(11,7),S); dot((3,11)); label("$C(3,y)$",(3,11),NW); [/asy]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/3/a/1/3a1150ef27a4bba82b5f1aa665dc3e1dbe92d9f8.png)
Solution 1
The triangle has base 
which means its height satisfies
![\[\dfrac{6h}{2}=3h=12.\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/e/4/4/e448c160a210aadf166e977d28c622077d4e0ddf.png)
This means that 
so the answer is 
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