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2000 AMC 10 Problem 10

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Name: Date: September 13, 2026

Triangles: Area & Pythagorean · difficulty 2 of 5 · about 3 min · position P1-10

The sides of a triangle with positive area have lengths $4$ , $6$ , and $x$ . The sides of a second triangle with positive area have lengths $4$ , $6$ , and $y$ . What is the smallest positive number that is not a possible value of $|x-y|$ ?

A)
$2$
B)
$4$
C)
$6$
D)
$8$
E)
$10$

2000 AMC 10 Problem 10

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