2015 AMC 12A Problem 19
Problem 19 of 25HarderGeometryCounting & Probability
For some positive integers there is a quadrilateral with positive integer side lengths, perimeter right angles at and and How many different values of are possible?
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In every such quadrilateral Let be the foot of the perpendicular from to then and Let and so
By the Pythagorean Theorem so and is even. Writing gives and the perimeter is
Increasing values give the required quadrilaterals with increasing perimeter. For the perimeter is and for it is Therefore there are possible values of
Thus, the correct answer is B.