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Triangle <math>ABC</math> has side lengths <math>AB = 5</math>, <math>BC = 6</math>, and <math>AC = 7</math>. Two bugs start simultaneously from <math>A</math> and crawl along the sides of the triangle in opposite directions at the same speed. They meet at point <math>D</math>. What is <math>BD</math>? | Triangle <math>ABC</math> has side lengths <math>AB = 5</math>, <math>BC = 6</math>, and <math>AC = 7</math>. Two bugs start simultaneously from <math>A</math> and crawl along the sides of the triangle in opposite directions at the same speed. They meet at point <math>D</math>. What is <math>BD</math>? | ||
| − | <math>\mathrm {(A)} 1 | + | <math>\mathrm {(A)}\ 1 \qquad \mathrm {(B)}\ 2 \qquad \mathrm {(C)}\ 3 \qquad \mathrm {(D)}\ 4 \qquad \mathrm {(E)}\ 5</math> |
==Solution== | ==Solution== | ||
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One bug goes to <math>B</math>. The path that he takes is <math>\dfrac{5+6+7}{2}=9</math> units long. The length of <math>BD</math> is <math>9-AB=9-5=4 \Rightarrow \mathrm {(D)}</math> | One bug goes to <math>B</math>. The path that he takes is <math>\dfrac{5+6+7}{2}=9</math> units long. The length of <math>BD</math> is <math>9-AB=9-5=4 \Rightarrow \mathrm {(D)}</math> | ||
| − | ==See | + | ==See also== |
| + | {{AMC12 box|year=2007|ab=B|num-b=5|num-a=7}} | ||
| − | {{ | + | [[Category:Introductory Geometry Problems]] |
| + | {{MAA Notice}} | ||
Latest revision as of 04:21, 15 December 2020
Problem
Triangle 
has side lengths 
, 
, and 
. Two bugs start simultaneously from 
and crawl along the sides of the triangle in opposite directions at the same speed. They meet at point 
. What is 
?
Solution
One bug goes to 
. The path that he takes is 
units long. The length of is 
See also
| 2007 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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