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| − | Triangle <math>ABC</math> lies in the first quadrant. Points <math>A</math>, <math>B</math>, and <math>C</math> are reflected across the line <math>y=x</math> to points <math>A'</math>, <math>B'</math>, and <math>C'</math>, respectively. Assume that none of the vertices of the triangle lie on the line <math>y=x</math>. Which of the following statements is not always true? | + | Triangle <math>ABC</math> lies in the first quadrant. Points <math>A</math>, <math>B</math>, and <math>C</math> are reflected across the line <math>y=x</math> to points <math>A'</math>, <math>B'</math>, and <math>C'</math>, respectively. Assume that none of the vertices of the triangle lie on the line <math>y=x</math>. Which of the following statements is <i><u>not</u></i> always true? |
<math>\textbf{(A) } </math> Triangle <math>A'B'C'</math> lies in the first quadrant. | <math>\textbf{(A) } </math> Triangle <math>A'B'C'</math> lies in the first quadrant. | ||
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Problem
Triangle 
lies in the first quadrant. Points 
, 
, and 
are reflected across the line 
to points 
, 
, and 
, respectively. Assume that none of the vertices of the triangle lie on the line . Which of the following statements is not always true?
Triangle 
lies in the first quadrant.
Triangles and have the same area.
The slope of line 
is 
.
The slopes of lines and 
are the same.
Lines 
and 
are perpendicular to each other.
Solution
Lets analyze all of the options separately. A: Clearly A is true, because a coordinate in the first quadrant will have (+,+), and its inverse would also have (+,+) B: The triangles have the same area, it's the same triangle. C: If coordinate A has (x,y), then its inverse will have (y,x). (x-y)/(y-x)=-1, so this is true. D: Likewise, if coordinate A has (x1,y1), and AA' has a slope of -1, then coordinate B, with (x2,y2), will also have a slope of -1. This is true. E: By process of elimination, this is the answer, but if coordinate A has (x1,y1) and coordinate B has (x2,y2), then their inverses will be (y1,x1), (y2,x2), and it is not necessarily true that (y2-y1)/(x2-x1)=-(y2-y1)/(x2-x1). (Negative inverses of each other). Clearly, the answer is E.
See Also
| 2019 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 4 |
Followed by Problem 6 | |
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| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
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