1952 AMC 12 Question 46
AMC12 · 1952 AMC 12
The base of a new rectangle equals the sum of the diagonal and the greater side of a given rectangle, while the altitude of the new rectangle equals the difference of the diagonal and the greater side of the given rectangle. The area of the new rectangle is:
Greater than the area of the given rectangle
Equal to the area of the given rectangle
Equal to the area of a square with its side
equal to the smaller side of the given rectangle
Equal to the area of a square with its side equal to the
greater side of the given rectangle
Equal to the area of a rectangle whose dimensions are the
diagonal and shorter side of the given rectangle