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2014 AMC 10AProblem 14P11-15~4 minPrint
Coordinate GeometryCirclesTriangles: Area & PythagoreanAdd construction lines/points (drop altitudes, extend segments, connect centers)Set up the equation/formula and compute; no special trick needed

The yy -intercepts, PP and QQ , of two perpendicular lines intersecting at the point A(6,8)A(6,8) have a sum of zero. What is the area of △APQ\triangle APQ ?

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