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==Video Solution==
 
==Video Solution==

Revision as of 18:38, 23 December 2022

Problem

All three vertices of $\bigtriangleup ABC$ lie on the parabola defined by $y=x^2$, with $A$ at the origin and $\overline{BC}$ parallel to the $x$-axis. The area of the triangle is $64$. What is the length of $BC$?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 4\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 6\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 8\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 10\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 16$

Video Solution

https://youtu.be/1pi0eiD3jHc

~savannahsolver

See Also

2016 AMC 10B (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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