2015 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 13
Problem
The line forms a triangle with the coordinate axes. What is the sum of the lengths of the altitudes of this triangle?
Solution
We find the x-intercepts and the y-intercepts to find the intersections of the axes and the line. If , then . If is , then . Our three vertices are , , and . Two of our altitudes are and . Since the area of the triangle is , letting be our hypotenuse, our final altitude has to be . The final altitude is , , so the sum of our altitudes is .
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