2001 AMC 10 Problems/Problem 24

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Problem

In trapezoid $ABCD$, $\overline{AB}$ and $\overline{CD}$ are perpendicular to $\overline{AD}$, with $AB+CD=BC$, $AB<CD$, and $AD=7$. What is $AB\cdot CD$?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 12 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 12.25 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 12.5 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 12.75 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 13$

Solution

[asy]  /* Geogebra to Asymptote conversion, documentation at artofproblemsolving.com/Wiki, go to User:Azjps/geogebra */ import graph; size(7cm);  real labelscalefactor = 0.5; /* changes label-to-point distance */ pen dps = linewidth(0.7) + fontsize(10); defaultpen(dps); /* default pen style */  pen dotstyle = black; /* point style */  real xmin = -4.3, xmax = 7.3, ymin = -3.16, ymax = 6.3; /* image dimensions */  /* draw figures */ draw(circle((0.2,4.92), 1.3));  draw(circle((1.04,1.58), 2.14));  draw((-1.1,4.92)--(0.2,4.92));  draw((0.2,4.92)--(1.04,1.58));  draw((1.04,1.58)--(-1.1,1.58));  draw((-1.1,1.58)--(-1.1,4.92));  /* dots and labels */ dot((-1.1,4.92),dotstyle);  label("$A$", (-1.02,5.12), NE * labelscalefactor);  dot((0.2,4.92),dotstyle);  label("$B$", (0.28,5.12), NE * labelscalefactor);  dot((-1.1,1.58),dotstyle);  label("$D$", (-1.02,1.78), NE * labelscalefactor);  dot((1.04,1.58),dotstyle);  label("$C$", (1.12,1.78), NE * labelscalefactor);  clip((xmin,ymin)--(xmin,ymax)--(xmax,ymax)--(xmax,ymin)--cycle);  /* end of picture */ [/asy]

If $AB=x$ and $CD=y$,then $BC=x+y$. By the Pythagorean theorem, we have $(x+y)^2=(y-x)^2+49.$ Solving the equation, we get $4xy=49 \implies xy = \boxed{\textbf{(B)}\ 12.25}$.

See Also

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Problem 23
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Problem 25
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