2011 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 9

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Problem 9

A rectangular region is bounded by the graphs of the equations $y=a, y=-b, x=-c,$ and $x=d$, where $a,b,c,$ and $d$ are all positive numbers. Which of the following represents the area of this region?

$\textbf{(A)}\ ac+ad+bc+bd\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ ac-ad+bc-bd\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ ac+ad-bc-bd   \quad\quad\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ -ac-ad+bc+bd\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ ac-ad-bc+bd$

Solution

We have a rectangle of side lengths $a-(-b)=a+b$ and $d-(-c)=c+d.$ Thus the area of this rectangle is $(a + b)(c + d) = ac + ad + bc + bd.$

See Also

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