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A square with sides of length $6$ has the same area as a rectangle with a length of $9$. What is the width of the rectangle? $\textbf{(A) } 2\qquad\textbf{(B) } \frac73\qquad\textbf{(C) } 3\qquad\textbf{(D) } \frac{10}{3}\qquad\textbf{(E) } 4$
Let $S > 1$ be a real number. The Cartesian plane is partitioned into rectangles whose sides are parallel to the axes of the coordinate system. and whose vertices have integer coordinates. Prove that if the area of each triangle if at most $S$, then for any positive integer $k$ there exist $k$ vertices of these rectangles which lie on a line.
Rectangle $ ABCD$ has $ AB \equal{} 4$ and $ BC \equal{} 3$. Segment $ EF$ is constructed through $ B$ so that $ EF$ is perpendicular to $ DB$, and $ A$ and $ C$ lie on $ DE$ and $ DF$, respectively. What is $ EF$? $ \textbf{(A)}\ 9\qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 10\qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \frac {125}{12}\qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac {103}{9}\qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 12$
Let $ABCD$ be a rectangle and $E$ the reflection of $A$ with respect to the diagonal $BD$. If $EB = EC$, what is the ratio $\frac{AD}{AB}$ ?
In a regular pyramid with top point $ T$ and equilateral base $ ABC$, let $ P$, $ Q$, $ R$, $ S$ be the midpoints of $ \left[AB\right]$, $ \left[BC\right]$, $ \left[CT\right]$ and $ \left[TA\right]$, respectively. If $ \left|AB\right| \equal{} 6$ and the altitude of pyramid is equal to $ 2\sqrt {15}$, then area of $ PQRS$ will be $\textbf{(A)}\ 4\sqrt {15} \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 8\sqrt {2} \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 8\sqrt {3} \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 6\sqrt {5} \qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 9\sqrt {2}$
$A,B,C$ are points in the plane such that $\angle ABC=90^\circ$. Circles with diameters $BA$ and $BC$ meet at $D$. If $BA=20$ and $BC=21$, then the length of segment $BD$ can be expressed in the form $\frac{m}{n}$ where $m$ and $n$ are relatively prime positive integers. What is $m+n$? [i]Ray Li[/i]
Rectangle $ABCD$ is divided into four parts of equal area by five segments as shown in the figure, where $XY = YB + BC + CZ = ZW = WD + DA + AX$, and $PQ$ is parallel to $AB$. Find the length of $AB$ (in cm) if $BC = 19$ cm and $PQ = 87$ cm. [asy] size(250); pair A=origin, B=(96,0), C=(96,22), D=(0,22), W=(16,22), X=(20,0), Y=(80,0), Z=(76,22), P=(24,11), Q=(72,11); draw(P--X--A--D--W--P--Q--Y--B--C--Z--Q^^W--Z^^X--Y); dot(A^^B^^C^^D^^P^^Q^^W^^X^^Y^^Z); pair point=(48,11); label("$A$", A, SW); label("$B$", B, SE); label("$C$", C, NE); label("$D$", D, NW); label("$P$", P, dir(point--P)); label("$Q$", Q, dir(point--Q)); label("$W$", W, N); label("$X$", X, S); label("$Y$", Y, S); label("$Z$", Z, N);[/asy]
Six rectangles each with a common base width of $2$ have lengths of $1, 4, 9, 16, 25,$ and $36$. What is the sum of the areas of the six rectangles? $\textbf{(A) }91\qquad\textbf{(B) }93\qquad\textbf{(C) }162\qquad\textbf{(D) }182\qquad \textbf{(E) }202$
We have a $ (n+2)\times n $ rectangle and we’ve divided it into $ n(n+2) \ \ 1\times1 $ squares. $ n(n+2) $ soldiers are standing on the intersection points ($ n+2 $ rows and $ n $ columns). The commander shouts and each soldier stands on its own location or gaits one step to north, west, east or south so that he stands on an adjacent intersection point. After the shout, we see that the soldiers are standing on the intersection points of a $ n\times(n+2) $ rectangle ($ n $ rows and $ n+2 $ columns) such that the first and last row are deleted and 2 columns are added to the right and left (To the left $1$ and $1$ to the right). Prove that $ n $ is even.
In a rectangle $ABCD, E$ is the midpoint of $AB, F$ is a point on $AC$ such that $BF$ is perpendicular to $AC$, and $FE$ perpendicular to $BD$. Suppose $BC = 8\sqrt3$. Find $AB$.
Let $P$ be a point in the plane and let $\gamma$ be a circle which does not contain $P$. Two distinct variable lines $\ell$ and $\ell'$ through $P$ meet the circle $\gamma$ at points $X$ and $Y$, and $X'$ and $Y'$, respectively. Let $M$ and $N$ be the antipodes of $P$ in the circles $PXX'$ and $PYY'$, respectively. Prove that the line $MN$ passes through a fixed point. [i]Mihai Chis[/i]
A rectangle $\mathcal{R}$ with odd integer side lengths is divided into small rectangles with integer side lengths. Prove that there is at least one among the small rectangles whose distances from the four sides of $\mathcal{R}$ are either all odd or all even. [i]Proposed by Jeck Lim, Singapore[/i]
Is it possible to cut a square with side $\sqrt{2015}$ into no more than five pieces so that these pieces can be rearranged into a rectangle with sides of integer length? (The cuts should be made using straight lines, and flipping of the pieces is disallowed.)
Let $n$ be an integer greater than $1$. For a positive integer $m$, let $S_{m}= \{ 1,2,\ldots, mn\}$. Suppose that there exists a $2n$-element set $T$ such that (a) each element of $T$ is an $m$-element subset of $S_{m}$; (b) each pair of elements of $T$ shares at most one common element; and (c) each element of $S_{m}$ is contained in exactly two elements of $T$. Determine the maximum possible value of $m$ in terms of $n$.
A square $ (n \minus{} 1) \times (n \minus{} 1)$ is divided into $ (n \minus{} 1)^2$ unit squares in the usual manner. Each of the $ n^2$ vertices of these squares is to be coloured red or blue. Find the number of different colourings such that each unit square has exactly two red vertices. (Two colouring schemse are regarded as different if at least one vertex is coloured differently in the two schemes.)
Given three congruent rectangles in the space. Their centers coincide, but the planes they lie in are mutually perpendicular. For any two of the three rectangles, the line of intersection of the planes of these two rectangles contains one midparallel of one rectangle and one midparallel of the other rectangle, and these two midparallels have different lengths. Consider the convex polyhedron whose vertices are the vertices of the rectangles. [b]a.)[/b] What is the volume of this polyhedron ? [b]b.)[/b] Can this polyhedron turn out to be a regular polyhedron ? If yes, what is the condition for this polyhedron to be regular ?
Prove that one can cut $a \times b$ rectangle, $\frac{b}{2} < a < b$, into three pieces and rearrange them into a square (without overlaps and holes).
Upon cutting a certain rectangle in half, you obtain two rectangles that are scaled down versions of the original. What is the ratio of the longer side length to the shorter side length?
A rectangle $ABEF$ is drawn on the leg $AB$ of a right triangle $ABC$, whose apex $F$ is on the leg $AC$. Let $X$ be the intersection of the diagonal of the rectangle $AE$ and the hypotenuse $BC$ of the triangle. In what ratio does point $X$ divide the hypotenuse $BC$ if it is known that $| AC | = 3 | AB |$ and $| AF | = 2 | AB |$?
Let $ABC$ be a triangle. Construct rectangles $BA_1A_2C$, $CB_1B_2A$, and $AC_1C_2B$ outside $ABC$ such that $\angle BCA_1=\angle CAB_1=\angle ABC_1$. Let $A_1B_2$ and $A_2C_1$ intersect at $A'$ and define $B',C'$ similarly. Prove that line $AA'$ bisects $B'C'$. [i]Linus Tang[/i]
A ball was launched on a rectangular billiard table at an angle of $45^o$ to one of the sides. Reflected from all sides (the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection), he returned to his original position . It is known that one of the sides of the table has a length of one meter. Find the length of the second side. [img]https://cdn.artofproblemsolving.com/attachments/3/d/e0310ea910c7e3272396cd034421d1f3e88228.png[/img]
Jackson's paintbrush makes a narrow strip that is $6.5$ mm wide. Jackson has enough paint to make a strip of 25 meters. How much can he paint, in $\text{cm}^2$? $\textbf{(A) }162{,}500\qquad\textbf{(B) }162.5\qquad\textbf{(C) }1{,}625\qquad\textbf{(D) }1{,}625{,}000\qquad\textbf{(E) }16{,}250$
The vertices $M$, $N$, $K$ of rectangle $KLMN$ lie on the sides $AB$, $BC$, $CA$ respectively of a regular triangle $ABC$ in such a way that $AM = 2$, $KC = 1$. The vertex $L$ lies outside the triangle. Find the value of $\angle KMN$.
Let $ABCD$ be a rectangle and $P$ a point outside of it such that $\angle{BPC} = 90^{\circ}$ and the area of the pentagon $ABPCD$ is equal to $AB^{2}$. Show that $ABPCD$ can be divided in 3 pieces with straight cuts in such a way that a square can be built using those 3 pieces, without leaving any holes or placing pieces on top of each other. Note: the pieces can be rotated and flipped over.
Let $ABCD$ be a rectangle of sides $AB = 4$ and $BC = 3$. The perpendicular on the diagonal $BD$ drawn from $A$ cuts $BD$ at point $H$. We call $M$ the midpoint of $BH$ and $N$ the midpoint of $CD$. Calculate the measure of the segment $MN$.