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If the area of the polygon ABCDE is 90 square inches, then the length of line segment AB in inches is closest to

(A) 10 (B) 11 (C) 12 (D) 13 (E) 14



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IMO E.
Let |AB| = 2x and |AD|=y
y^2 = (x)^2+(x)^2

90 = 2xy-(1/2)*y^2
90 = 2sqrt(2)x^2-x^2
90 = 2.8x^2-x^2
90 = 1.8x^2
50 = x^2
x = sqrt(50) = 7.xxxx = 7
thus 2x = 14
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I think its E.

Let AB = y
AD = x
we have AD = DE = EC = CB = x and AB = CD = y

Area of polygon ABCED = xy-x^2/2 = 90............eq1
From triangle DEC we have y = x * SQRT(2)
i.e x = y/SQRT(2).......eq2

substitute eq2 in eq1

y^2/SQRT(2) - y^2/4 = 90

y^2 = [90 * 4 * SQRT(2)] / [4-SQRT(2)]
y^2 = 90 * 4 * SQRT(2) * [4-SQRT(2)] / 14
y^2 = 90 * 4 * [4*SQRT(2) + 2] / 14
y^2 = 90 * 2 * [4*SQRT(2) + 2] / 7
y^2 = 13 * 2 * [4*SQRT(2) + 2]
y^2 = 13 * 4 * [2*SQRT(2) + 1]
y^2 = 52 * [2*1.4 + 1]
y^2 = 52 * [2.8 + 1]
y^2 = 52 * [2.8 + 1]
y^2 = 52 * 3.8
y^2 = 200 approx....
y = 14 approx.....
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I think its E.

Let AB = y
AD = x
we have AD = DE = EC = CB = x and AB = CD = y

Area of polygon ABCED = xy-x^2/2 = 90............eq1
From triangle DEC we have y = x * SQRT(2)
i.e x = y/SQRT(2).......eq2

substitute eq2 in eq1

y^2/SQRT(2) - y^2/4 = 90

y^2 = [90 * 4 * SQRT(2)] / [4-SQRT(2)]
y^2 = 90 * 4 * SQRT(2) * [4-SQRT(2)] / 14
y^2 = 90 * 4 * [4*SQRT(2) + 2] / 14
y^2 = 90 * 2 * [4*SQRT(2) + 2] / 7
y^2 = 13 * 2 * [4*SQRT(2) + 2]
y^2 = 13 * 4 * [2*SQRT(2) + 1]
y^2 = 52 * [2*1.4 + 1]
y^2 = 52 * [2.8 + 1]
y^2 = 52 * [2.8 + 1]
y^2 = 52 * 3.8
y^2 = 200 approx....
y = 14 approx.....
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A simpler simplification!

AB = y; AD = x. Per the equations above, y = x√2

and √2(x^^2) - (1/2)(x^^2) = 90;
This simplifies to x^^2 = 90/(√2 - 1/2)
or x^^2 = 180/(2√2-1). Now we know √2 = 1.414
So the expressions reduces to x^^2 = 180/1.828 ~ 100
So x ~ 10 and y ~ 10√2 = 10*1.414 = 14.14
So E.
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E

Let Side AB = DC = x
and side AD = DE = y

Area of rectangle - area of right traingle = area of polygon

xy - 1/2 *y^2 = 90

Also x^2 = 2y^2
Hence x= ysqr(2)

sqr(2)x^2/2 - x^2/4 = 90
Sqr(2) x^2 = 360
x = Sqr(180sqr(2))

x ~ 10

y ~14
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Good work everybody!

Also, we can see that A=((2sqrt(2)-1)/2)s^2, where s=length of BC, CD, DE...

So A is approximately 0.9s^2. For A to be 90, s should be approximately 10 and AB approximately 14



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