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Contents
- 1 Problem
- 2 Solution 1
- 3 Solution 2
- 4 Solution 3 (faster version of Solution 1)
- 5 Solution 4
- 6 Video Solution by Math-X (First understand the problem!!!)
- 7 Video Solution(🚀Just 1 min🚀)
- 8 Video Solution
- 9 Video Solution by OmegaLearn
- 10 Video Solution by WhyMath
- 11 Video Solution by The Learning Royal
- 12 Video Solution by Interstigation
- 13 Video Solution by STEMbreezy
- 14 See also
Problem
Rectangles 
and 
and squares 
and 
shown below, combine to form a rectangle that is 3322 units wide and 2020 units high. What is the side length of 
in units?
![[asy] draw((0,0)--(5,0)--(5,3)--(0,3)--(0,0)); draw((3,0)--(3,1)--(0,1)); draw((3,1)--(3,2)--(5,2)); draw((3,2)--(2,2)--(2,1)--(2,3)); label("$R_1$",(3/2,1/2)); label("$S_3$",(4,1)); label("$S_2$",(5/2,3/2)); label("$S_1$",(1,2)); label("$R_2$",(7/2,5/2)); [/asy]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/a/5/5/a55c518a1179d67520c6a03827b4ba25ca1413f2.png)
Solution 1
Let the side length of each square 
be 
. Then, from the diagram, we can line up the top horizontal lengths of 
, , and 
to cover the top side of the large rectangle, so 
. Similarly, the short side of 
will be 
, and lining this up with the left side of to cover the vertical side of the large rectangle gives 
. We subtract the second equation from the first to obtain 
, and thus 
.
Solution 2
Assuming that the problem is well-posed, it should be true in the particular case where 
and 
. Let the sum of the side lengths of and be 
, and let the length of square be 
. We then have the system ![\[\begin{dcases}x+y =3322 \\x-y=2020\end{dcases}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/b/5/a/b5ad6916616eee9187590637ee867994d51286aa.png)
which we solve to determine 
.
Solution 3 (faster version of Solution 1)
Since, for each pair of rectangles, the side lengths have a sum of 
or 
and a difference of , the answer must be 
.
Solution 4
Let the side length of be s, and the shorter side length of and be 
. We have
![[asy] draw((0,0)--(5,0)--(5,3)--(0,3)--(0,0)); draw((3,0)--(3,1)--(0,1)); draw((3,1)--(3,2)--(5,2)); draw((3,2)--(2,2)--(2,1)--(2,3)); label("$R_1$",(3/2,1/2)); label("$S_3$",(4,1)); label("$S_2$",(5/2,3/2)); label("$S_1$",(1,2)); label("$R_2$",(7/2,5/2)); label("$r$",(5.2,5/2)); label("$r$",(3.2,1/2)); label("$s$",(3.2,3/2)); [/asy]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/0/7/a/07a5439c40e473c7c550108923c205e886027cfd.png)
From this diagram, it is evident that 
. Also, the side length of and is 
. Then, 
. Now, we have 2 systems of equations.
We can see an 
in the 2nd equation, so substituting that in gives us 
.
Video Solution by Math-X (First understand the problem!!!)
https://youtu.be/UnVo6jZ3Wnk?si=ryNc6kwFiy7YkEbc&t=6127
~Math-X
Video Solution(🚀Just 1 min🚀)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJXMZq2Rbwg ~David
Video Solution by OmegaLearn
https://youtu.be/jhJifWaoUI8?t=441
~ pi_is_3.14
Video Solution by WhyMath
~savannahsolver
Video Solution by The Learning Royal
Video Solution by Interstigation
https://youtu.be/YnwkBZTv5Fw?t=1639
~Interstigation
Video Solution by STEMbreezy
https://youtu.be/wq8EUCe5oQU?t=588
~STEMbreezy
See also
| 2020 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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