Difference between revisions of "1978 AHSME Problems/Problem 25"

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<math>\text{(i) }\frac{a}{2}\le x\le 2a\qquad \text{(ii) }\frac{a}{2}\le y\le 2a\qquad \text{(iii) }x+y\ge a\\ \\ \qquad \text{(iv) }x+a\ge y\qquad \text{(v) }y+a\ge x</math>
 
<math>\text{(i) }\frac{a}{2}\le x\le 2a\qquad \text{(ii) }\frac{a}{2}\le y\le 2a\qquad \text{(iii) }x+y\ge a\\ \\ \qquad \text{(iv) }x+a\ge y\qquad \text{(v) }y+a\ge x</math>
  
The boundary of set S is a polygon with
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<math>\textbf{(A) }3\text{ sides}\qquad \textbf{(B) }4\text{ sides}\qquad \textbf{(C) }5\text{ sides}\qquad \textbf{(D) }6\text{ sides}\qquad \textbf{(E) }7\text{ sides}</math>
 
<math>\textbf{(A) }3\text{ sides}\qquad \textbf{(B) }4\text{ sides}\qquad \textbf{(C) }5\text{ sides}\qquad \textbf{(D) }6\text{ sides}\qquad \textbf{(E) }7\text{ sides}</math>
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==Solution==
 
==Solution==
 
<math>\fbox{D}</math>
 
<math>\fbox{D}</math>

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Problem

Let $u$ be a positive number. Consider the set $S$ of all points whose rectangular coordinates $(x, y )$ satisfy all of the following conditions:

$\text{(i) }\frac{a}{2}\le x\le 2a\qquad \text{(ii) }\frac{a}{2}\le y\le 2a\qquad \text{(iii) }x+y\ge a\\ \\ \qquad \text{(iv) }x+a\ge y\qquad \text{(v) }y+a\ge x$

The boundary of set $S$ is a polygon with

$\textbf{(A) }3\text{ sides}\qquad \textbf{(B) }4\text{ sides}\qquad \textbf{(C) }5\text{ sides}\qquad \textbf{(D) }6\text{ sides}\qquad \textbf{(E) }7\text{ sides}$

Solution

$\fbox{D}$