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The line <math>12x+5y=60</math> forms a triangle with the coordinate axes. What is the sum of the lengths of the altitudes of this triangle? | The line <math>12x+5y=60</math> forms a triangle with the coordinate axes. What is the sum of the lengths of the altitudes of this triangle? | ||
| − | <math>\textbf{(A)}\; | + | <math>\textbf{(A)}\; 20 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\; \dfrac{360}{17} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\; \dfrac{107}{5} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\; \dfrac{43}{2} \qquad\textbf{(E)}\; \dfrac{281}{13}</math> |
==Solution== | ==Solution== | ||
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Problem
The line 
forms a triangle with the coordinate axes. What is the sum of the lengths of the altitudes of this triangle?
Solution
See Also
| 2015 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
| Preceded by Problem 10 |
Followed by Problem 12 |
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| All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions | |
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