2010 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 7
Problem
A triangle has side lengths , , and . A rectangle has width and area equal to the area of the triangle. What is the perimeter of this rectangle?
Solution
The triangle is isosceles. The height of the triangle is therefore given by
Now, the area of the triangle is
We have that the area of the rectangle is the same as the area of the triangle, namely . We also have the width of the rectangle: .
The length of the rectangle therefore is:
The perimeter of the rectangle then becomes:
The answer is:
See Also
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