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2004 AMC 12B Question 21

AMC12 · 2004 AMC 12B

Question 21

The graph of $2x^2 + xy + 3y^2$ $- 11x - 20y + 40 = 0$ is an ellipse in the first quadrant of the $xy$-plane. Let $a$ and $b$ be the maximum and minimum values of $\dfrac{y}{x}$ over all points $(x, y)$ on the ellipse. What is the value of $a + b?$
  1. $3$
  2. $\sqrt{10}$
  3. $\dfrac{7}{2}$
  4. $\dfrac{9}{2}$
  5. $2\sqrt{14}$