2019 AMC 10B Problem 5
Problem 5 of 25EasierGeometry
Triangle lies in the first quadrant. Points and are reflected across the line to points and respectively. Assume that none of the vertices of the triangle lie on the line Which of the following statements is not always true?
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Solution
Reflection across sends to . It therefore preserves the first quadrant and preserves area, so A and B are always true.
The direction from to its image is , whose slope is because . Thus C and D are always true as well.
For E, take , , and . These points satisfy all the conditions, but and both have slope , so the two lines are parallel rather than perpendicular.
Thus, the answer is E .