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Rectangle

Source: 2016 AMC 8 #2

November 23, 2016
2016 AMC 8AMC 8geometryrectangle

Problem Statement

In rectangle ABCDABCD, AB=6AB=6 and AD=8AD=8. Point MM is the midpoint of AD\overline{AD}. What is the area of AMC\triangle AMC?
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span>12<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span>15<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span>18<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span>20<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span>24<span class='latex-bold'>(A) </span>12\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B) </span>15\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C) </span>18\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D) </span>20\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E) </span>24