2019 AMC 10A Problem 6
Problem 6 of 25EasierGeometry
For how many of the following types of quadrilaterals does there exist a point in the plane of the quadrilateral that is equidistant from all four vertices of the quadrilateral?
• a square
• a rectangle that is not a square
• a rhombus that is not a square
• a parallelogram that is not a rectangle or a rhombus
• an isosceles trapezoid that is not a parallelogram
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Solution
Note that if a point is equidistant from all the vertices, then that point is the center of the shape’s circumcircle.
The question then becomes which of these shapes is cyclic (has a circumcircle). One condition that we can use is that opposite angles are supplementary.
Clearly, a square and rectangle that is not a square work (opposite angles are right, adding up to ).
A rhombus that is not a square does not work, since opposite angles are equal, but they are not
A parallelogram that is not a rectangle or a rhombus faces the same problem as above, making it not cyclic as well.
An isosceles trapezoid that is not a parallelogram by definition has supplementary opposite angles, making it cyclic.
Thus, C is the correct answer.