Question

Quadrilateral $ABCD$ satisfies $\angle ABC = \angle ACD = 90^{\circ}, AC=20,$ and $CD=30.$ Diagonals $\overline{AC}$ and $\overline{BD}$ intersect at point $E,$ and $AE=5.$ What is the area of quadrilateral $ABCD?$

$330$

$340$

$350$

$360$

$370$

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Place $A=(0,0)$ and $C=(20,0)$ . Since $\angle ACD=90^\circ$ and $CD=30$ , take $D=(20,30)$ . The point $E$ is $(5,0)$ , so line $BD$ has equation $y=2(x-5)$ .

Because $\angle ABC=90^\circ$ , point $B$ lies on the circle with diameter $AC$ : $(x-10)^2+y^2=100$ . Intersecting with $y=2(x-5)$ gives $x=2$ or $10$ . The convex quadrilateral uses $B=(2,-6)$ .

Then $[ACD]=\dfrac12\cdot20\cdot30=300$ , and $[ABC]=\dfrac12\cdot20\cdot6=60$ . The total area is $360$ . Thus, D is the correct answer.

2020 AMC 10A Problem 20

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