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1996 AJHSME Problem 22

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July 10, 2011
geometrytrapezoidAMC

Problem Statement

The horizontal and vertical distances between adjacent points equal 11 unit. The area of triangle ABCABC is
[asy] for (int a = 0; a < 5; ++a) { for (int b = 0; b < 4; ++b) { dot((a,b)); } } draw((0,0)--(3,2)--(4,3)--cycle); label("AA",(0,0),SW); label("BB",(3,2),SE); label("CC",(4,3),NE); [/asy]
(A) 1/4(B) 1/2(C) 3/4(D) 1(E) 5/4\text{(A)}\ 1/4 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 1/2 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 3/4 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 1 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 5/4