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Dividing Area of a Triangle

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January 16, 2006
geometry

Problem Statement

A vertical line divides the triangle with vertices (0,0)(0,0), (1,1)(1,1), and (9,1)(9,1) in the xy-planexy\text{-plane} into two regions of equal area. The equation of the line is x=x=
(A) 2.5(B) 3.0(C) 3.5(D) 4.0(E) 4.5\textbf {(A) } 2.5 \qquad \textbf {(B) } 3.0 \qquad \textbf {(C) } 3.5 \qquad \textbf {(D) } 4.0\qquad \textbf {(E) } 4.5