Question

Two lines with slopes $\frac{1}{2}$ and $2$ intersect at $(2, 2).$ What is the area of the triangle enclosed by these two lines and the line $x + y = 10?$

$4$

$4\sqrt{2}$

$6$

$8$

$6\sqrt{2}$

Answer: C

Concepts:coordinate geometry triangle area

Difficulty rating: 1280

Solution:

The two lines through $(2,2)$ have equations $\begin{aligned} y&=\frac12x+1,\\ y&=2x-2. \end{aligned}$

Their intersections with $x+y=10$ are $(6,4)$ and $(4,6)$ , respectively.

Thus the vertices are $(2,2),(6,4),$ and $(4,6)$ . The segment joining the last two points has length $2\sqrt2$ , its midpoint is $(5,5)$ , and the distance from $(2,2)$ to that midpoint is $3\sqrt2$ .

The area is therefore $\frac12(2\sqrt2)(3\sqrt2)=6.$ Thus, C is the correct answer.

2019 AMC 10A Problem 7

Answer: C

Difficulty rating: 1280

Solution:

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