2007 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 8
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Problem
In trapezoid , is perpendicular to , , and . In addition, is on , and is parallel to . Find the area of .
Solution 1 (Area Formula for Triangles)
Clearly, is a square with side-length By segment subtraction, we have
The area of is ~Aplus95 (Solution)
~MRENTHUSIASM (Revision)
Solution 2 (Area Subtraction)
Clearly, is a square with side-length
Let the brackets denote areas. We apply area subtraction to find the area of ~MRENTHUSIASM
Solution 3 (Cheese, Don't use in competition unless stuck)
is the only one that isn't an integer, and is the odd one out.
~SHREYANSH
Video Solution by SpreadTheMathLove
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Video Solution by WhyMath
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