2005 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 3

Revision as of 20:40, 17 April 2009 by M1sterzer0 (talk | contribs) (Problem)

Problem

A rectangle with a diagonal of length $x$ is twice as long as it is wide. What is the area of the rectangle?

$\mathrm{(A)}\ \frac14x^2      \qquad \mathrm{(B)}\ \frac25x^2      \qquad \mathrm{(C)}\ \frac12x^2      \qquad \mathrm{(D)}\ x^2      \qquad \mathrm{(E)}\ \frac32x^2$

Solution

See also