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A square with side length <math>3</math> is inscribed in an isosceles triangle with one side of the square along the base of the triangle. A square with side length <math>2</math> has two vertices on the other square and the other two on sides of the triangle, as shown. What is the area of the triangle? | A square with side length <math>3</math> is inscribed in an isosceles triangle with one side of the square along the base of the triangle. A square with side length <math>2</math> has two vertices on the other square and the other two on sides of the triangle, as shown. What is the area of the triangle? | ||
| − | ( | + | <asy> |
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| + | import olympiad; | ||
| + | pair A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K; | ||
| + | A = origin; B = (0.25,0); C=(1.25,0); D=(1.5,0); E = (0.25,1); F=(0.4166666667,1); G=(1.08333333333,1); H=(1.25,1); I=(0.4166666667,1.66666666667); J=(1.08333333333,1.666666666667); K=(0.75,3); | ||
| + | draw(A--D--K--cycle); | ||
| + | draw(B--E); | ||
| + | draw(C--H); | ||
| + | draw(F--I); | ||
| + | draw(G--J); | ||
| + | draw(I--J); | ||
| + | draw(E--H); | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | </asy> | ||
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<math>(\textbf{A})\: 19\frac14\qquad(\textbf{B}) \: 20\frac14\qquad(\textbf{C}) \: 21 \frac34\qquad(\textbf{D}) \: 22\frac12\qquad(\textbf{E}) \: 23\frac34</math> | <math>(\textbf{A})\: 19\frac14\qquad(\textbf{B}) \: 20\frac14\qquad(\textbf{C}) \: 21 \frac34\qquad(\textbf{D}) \: 22\frac12\qquad(\textbf{E}) \: 23\frac34</math> | ||
Revision as of 16:34, 24 November 2021
Problem
A square with side length 
is inscribed in an isosceles triangle with one side of the square along the base of the triangle. A square with side length 
has two vertices on the other square and the other two on sides of the triangle, as shown. What is the area of the triangle?
![[asy] import olympiad; pair A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K; A = origin; B = (0.25,0); C=(1.25,0); D=(1.5,0); E = (0.25,1); F=(0.4166666667,1); G=(1.08333333333,1); H=(1.25,1); I=(0.4166666667,1.66666666667); J=(1.08333333333,1.666666666667); K=(0.75,3); draw(A--D--K--cycle); draw(B--E); draw(C--H); draw(F--I); draw(G--J); draw(I--J); draw(E--H); [/asy]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/2/0/c/20ced60f6d642645a5e5713fa7723356bdecff14.png)
Solution
By similarity, the height is 
and the base is 
.
Thus the area is 
, or 
.
~Hefei417, or 陆畅 Sunny from China
See Also
| 2021 Fall AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 12 |
Followed by Problem 14 | |
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| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
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