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== Problem == | == Problem == | ||
| − | A point <math>P</math> is randomly selected from the [[rectangle|rectangular]] region with vertices <math>(0,0),(2,0),(2,1),(0,1)</math>. What is the [[probability]] that <math>P</math> is closer to the origin than it is to the point <math>(3,1)</math>? | + | A point <math>P</math> is randomly selected from the [[rectangle|rectangular]] region with vertices <math>(0,0),(2,0),(2,1),(0,1)</math>. What is the [[probability]] that <math>P</math> is closer to the [[origin]] than it is to the point <math>(3,1)</math>? |
| − | <math>\mathrm{(A)}\ | + | <math>\mathrm{(A)}\ \frac 12 |
| − | \qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ | + | \qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ \frac 23 |
| − | \qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ | + | \qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ \frac 34 |
| − | \qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ | + | \qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ \frac 45 |
| − | \qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ </math> | + | \qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ 1</math> |
== Solution == | == Solution == | ||
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| + | The region containing the points closer to <math>(0,0)</math> than to <math>(3,1)</math> is bounded by the [[perpendicular bisector]] of the segment with endpoints <math>(0,0),(3,1)</math>. The perpendicular bisector passes through midpoint of <math>(0,0),(3,1)</math>, which is <math>\left(\frac 32, \frac 12\right)</math>, the center of the [[unit square]] with coordinates <math>(1,0),(2,0),(2,1),(1,1)</math>. Thus, it cuts the unit square into two equal halves of area <math>1/2</math>. The total area of the rectangle is <math>2</math>, so the area closer to the origin than to <math>(3,1)</math> and in the rectangle is <math>2 - \frac 12 = \frac 32</math>. The probability is <math>\frac{3/2}{2} = \frac 34 \Rightarrow \mathrm{(C)}</math>. | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 12:36, 19 January 2008
Problem
A point 
is randomly selected from the rectangular region with vertices 
. What is the probability that is closer to the origin than it is to the point 
?
Solution
The region containing the points closer to 
than to is bounded by the perpendicular bisector of the segment with endpoints 
. The perpendicular bisector passes through midpoint of , which is 
, the center of the unit square with coordinates 
. Thus, it cuts the unit square into two equal halves of area 
. The total area of the rectangle is 
, so the area closer to the origin than to and in the rectangle is 
. The probability is 
.
See also
| 2002 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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