Difference between revisions of "2023 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 9"

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The following problem is from both the 2023 AMC 10B #13 and 2023 AMC 12B #9, so both problems redirect to this page.

Problem

What is the area of the region in the coordinate plane defined by

$| | x | - 1 | + | | y | - 1 | \le 1$ ?

$\text{(A)}\ 2 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 8 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 4 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 15 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 12$

Solution

First consider, $|x-1|+|y-1| \le 1.$ We can see that it's a square with radius 1 (diagonal 2). The area of the square is $\sqrt{2}^2 = 2.$

Next, we add one more absolute value and get $|x-1|+||y|-1| \le 1.$ This will double the square reflecting over x-axis.

So now we got 2 squares.

Finally, we add one more absolute value and get $||x|-1|+||y|-1| \le 1.$ This will double the squares reflecting over y-axis.

In the end, we got 4 squares. The total area is $4\cdot2 =$ $\boxed{\text{(B)} 8}$

~Technodoggo ~Minor formatting change: e_is_2.71828

Solution 2 (Graphing)

We first consider the lattice points that satisfy $||x|-1| = 0$ and $||y|-1| = 1$ . The lattice points satisfying these equations are $(1,0), (1,2), (1,-2), (-1,0), (-1,2),$ and $(-1,-2).$ By symmetry, we also have points $(0,1), (2,1), (-2,1), (0,-1), (2,-1),$ and $(-2,-1)$ when $||x|-1| = 1$ and $||y|-1| = 0$ . Graphing and connecting these points, we form 5 squares. However, we can see that any point within the square in the middle does not satisfy the given inequality (take $(0,0)$ , for instance). As noted in the above solution, each square has a diagonal $2$ for an area of $\frac{2^2}{2} = 2$ , so the total area is $4\cdot2 =$ $\boxed{\text{(B)} 8}.$

~ Brian__Liu

Note

This problem is very similar to a past AIME problem (1997 P13)

https://artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/1997_AIME_Problems/Problem_13

~ CherryBerry

Video Solution 1 by OmegaLearn

https://youtu.be/300Ek9E-RrA

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 ~Technodoggo ~Minor formatting change: e_is_2.71828
+==Solution 2 (Graphing)==
+We first consider the lattice points that satisfy <math>||x|-1| = 0</math> and <math>||y|-1| = 1</math>. The lattice points satisfying these equations
+are <math>(1,0), (1,2), (1,-2), (-1,0), (-1,2),</math> and <math>(-1,-2).</math> By symmetry, we also have points <math>(0,1), (2,1), (-2,1), (0,-1),
+(2,-1),</math> and  <math>(-2,-1)</math>  when  <math>||x|-1| = 1</math> and <math>||y|-1| = 0</math>.  Graphing and connecting these points, we form 5 squares. However,
+we can see that any point within the square in the middle does not satisfy the given inequality (take <math>(0,0)</math>, for instance). As
+noted in the above solution, each square has a diagonal <math>2</math> for an area of <math>\frac{2^2}{2} = 2</math>, so the total area is <math>4\cdot2 =</math>
+<math>\boxed{\text{(B)} 8}.</math>
+~ Brian__Liu
 ==Note==

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