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draw((1,3)--(2,4)--(2,5)--(3,6)--(4,5)--(5,5)--(6,4)--(5,3)--(5,2)--(4,1)--(3,2)--(2,2)--cycle,black+2bp);
 
draw((1,3)--(2,4)--(2,5)--(3,6)--(4,5)--(5,5)--(6,4)--(5,3)--(5,2)--(4,1)--(3,2)--(2,2)--cycle,black+2bp);
 
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We count <math>3*3=9</math> unit squares in the middle, and <math>4</math> unit squares on the side after combining the triangles. Thus, the answer is <math>9+4=\boxed{13}, \textbf{(A)}</math>
 
<math>\textbf{(A) } 12 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 12.5 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 13 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 13.5 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 14</math>
 
<math>\textbf{(A) } 12 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 12.5 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 13 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 13.5 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 14</math>
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Revision as of 13:24, 21 November 2018

Problem 4

The twelve-sided figure shown has been drawn on $1 \text{ cm}\times 1 \text{ cm}$ graph paper. What is the area of the figure in $\text{cm}^2$?

[asy] unitsize(8mm); for (int i=0; i<7; ++i) {   draw((i,0)--(i,7),gray);   draw((0,i+1)--(7,i+1),gray); } draw((1,3)--(2,4)--(2,5)--(3,6)--(4,5)--(5,5)--(6,4)--(5,3)--(5,2)--(4,1)--(3,2)--(2,2)--cycle,black+2bp); [/asy] Solution We count $3*3=9$ unit squares in the middle, and $4$ unit squares on the side after combining the triangles. Thus, the answer is $9+4=\boxed{13}, \textbf{(A)}$ $\textbf{(A) } 12 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 12.5 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 13 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 13.5 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 14$

See Also

2018 AMC 8 (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 3
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Problem 5
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