2019 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 6: Difference between revisions
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How many of such triangles exist? | How many of such triangles exist? | ||
==Solution== | ==Solution 1== | ||
0 (SuperWill) | 0 (SuperWill) | ||
==Solution 2== | |||
Draw segment AB with length 10: | |||
<math>A-------10-------B</math> | |||
To have area 100, we need the height to be 20, but there is to way to do this when the sum of the other sides is <math>50-10=40</math>. | |||
--mguempel | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{AMC12 box|year=2019|ab=B|num-b=5|num-a=7}} | {{AMC12 box|year=2019|ab=B|num-b=5|num-a=7}} | ||
{{MAA Notice}} | {{MAA Notice}} | ||
Revision as of 12:56, 14 February 2019
Problem
Triangle has base 10, area 100, perimeter 50. How many of such triangles exist?
Solution 1
0 (SuperWill)
Solution 2
Draw segment AB with length 10:
To have area 100, we need the height to be 20, but there is to way to do this when the sum of the other sides is 
.
--mguempel
See Also
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