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==Problem== | ==Problem== | ||
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| + | The sides of a triangle with positive area have lengths <math>4</math>, <math>6</math>, and <math>x</math>. The sides of a second triangle with positive area have lengths <math>4</math>, <math>6</math>, and <math>y</math>. What is the smallest positive number that is '''not''' a possible value of <math>|x-y|</math>? | ||
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| + | <math>\mathrm{(A)}\ 2 \qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ 4 \qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ 6 \qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ 8 \qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ 10</math> | ||
==Solution== | ==Solution== | ||
Revision as of 22:52, 8 January 2009
Problem
The sides of a triangle with positive area have lengths 
, 
, and 
. The sides of a second triangle with positive area have lengths , , and 
. What is the smallest positive number that is not a possible value of 
?
Solution
The largest possible value for is 
. The smallest is 
.
.
is the smallest that cannot be made (of the choices listed)
See Also
| 2000 AMC 10 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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Followed by Problem 11 | |
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| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
