2002 AMC 12B Problem 18
Problem 18 of 25IntermediateGeometryCounting & Probability
A point is randomly selected from the rectangular region with vertices What is the probability that is closer to the origin than it is to the point
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Solution
The points closer to than to lie on the origin side of the perpendicular bisector of that segment, the line
Within the rectangle, this region is a trapezoid whose parallel sides have lengths (at ) and (at ), so its area is The rectangle has area so the probability is
Thus, the correct answer is C.