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2007 AMC 10B Problem 10

Problem 10 of 25EasierGeometry

Two points BB and CC are in a plane. Let SS be the set of all points AA in the plane for which ABC\triangle ABC has area 1.1. Which of the following describes S?S?

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Taking BCBC as the base, the area is 12(BC)d,\dfrac12(BC)d, where dd is the distance from AA to line BC.BC. The area equals 11 exactly when d=2BC.d=\dfrac{2}{BC}. The points at this fixed distance from line BCBC form two lines parallel to BC,BC, one on each side. Thus, the correct answer is A.

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Concepts: triangle area · parallel lines

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