2023 AMC 10A Problem 19

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Concepts:transformationperpendicular bisectorcoordinate geometry

Difficulty rating: 1730

19.

The line segment formed by A(1,2)A(1, 2) and B(3,3)B(3, 3) is rotated to the line segment formed by A(3,1)A'(3, 1) and B(4,3)B'(4, 3) about the point P(r,s).P(r, s). What is rs?|r - s|?

14\dfrac{1}{4}

12\dfrac{1}{2}

34\dfrac{3}{4}

23\dfrac{2}{3}

11

Solution:

A rotation keeps its center equidistant from each point and its image. So PP is equidistant from AA and A,A', and from BB and B,B', which puts it at the intersection of two perpendicular bisectors. The bisector of BBBB' from (3,3)(3,3) to (4,3)(4,3) is x=3.5.x = 3.5. The bisector of AAAA' from (1,2)(1,2) to (3,1)(3,1) is 2xy=2.5.2x - y = 2.5. Then y=2(3.5)2.5=4.5,y = 2(3.5) - 2.5 = 4.5, so P=(3.5,4.5)P = (3.5, 4.5) and rs=3.54.5=1.|r - s| = |3.5 - 4.5| = 1. Thus, E is the correct answer.

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