2025 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 21
Let be a square with side length 10. Points and lie on sides and , respectively, such that . Let be the intersection of segments and .
What is the area of triangle ?
Solution
We can find the area of by finding its base and height.
- Base:
- Height: To find the height, we can use similar triangles.
- So,
- Substituting the values, we get:
- Solving for , we get .
Therefore, the area of $\triangle APR = \frac{1}{2} \cdot base \cdot height = \frac{1}{2} \cdot 2 \cdot \frac{5}{3} = \textbf{(B)}\ 5/3 \qquad\