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The perimeter of a rectangle <math>100</math> and its diagonal has length <math>x.</math> What is the area of this rectangle?
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Let <math>l</math> be the length of the rectangle and <math>w</math> be the width of the rectangle. We are given <math>2l+2w=100</math> and <math>l^2+w^2=x^2.</math> We are asked to find <math>lw.</math> Using a bit of algebraic manipulation:
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Let <math>l</math> be the length of the rectangle and <math>w</math> be the width of the rectangle. We are given <math>2l+2w=100</math> and <math>l^2+w^2=x^2.</math> We are asked to find the area, which is equivalent to <math>lw.</math> Using a bit of algebraic manipulation:
 
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Latest revision as of 19:29, 15 July 2024

Problem

The perimeter of a rectangle is $100$ and its diagonal has length $x.$ What is the area of this rectangle? $\text{(A) }625-x^2 \qquad \text{(B) }625-\frac{x^2}{2} \qquad \text{(C) }1250-x^2 \qquad \text{(D) }1250-\frac{x^2}{2} \qquad \text{(E) }2500-\frac{x^2}{2}$

Solution 1

Let $l$ be the length of the rectangle and $w$ be the width of the rectangle. We are given $2l+2w=100$ and $l^2+w^2=x^2.$ We are asked to find the area, which is equivalent to $lw.$ Using a bit of algebraic manipulation: \begin{align*} 2l+2w &= 100 \\ l+w &= 50 \\ (l+w)^2 &= 2500 \\ l^2 + w^2 +2lw &= 2500 \\ x^2 + 2lw &= 2500 \\ lw &= \frac{2500-x^2}{2} \\ lw &= 1250 - \frac{x^2}{2} \\ \end{align*}

Thus, our answer is $\boxed{\textbf{(D) } 1250 - \frac{x^2}{2}}.$

See also

2002 AMC 10P (Problems • Answer Key • Resources)
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