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2022 B Individual #20

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April 30, 2022
2022 B Individualgeometry

Problem Statement

In the diagram below, AXAX is parallel to BYBY, ABAB is perpendicular to BYBY, and AZBAZB is an isosceles right triangle. If AB=7AB = 7 and XY=25XY =25, what is the length of AXAX? [asy] size(7cm); draw((0,0)--(0,7)--(17/2,7)--(-31/2,0)--(0,0)); draw((0,0)--(-7/2,7/2)--(0,7)); label("BB",(0,0),S); label("YY",(-31/2,0),S); label("AA",(0,7),N); label("XX",(17/2,7),N); label("ZZ",(-7/2,7/2),N); [/asy]
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span>173<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span>172<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span>9<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span>514<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span>12<span class='latex-bold'>(A) </span>\frac{17}{3}\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B) </span>\frac{17}{2}\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C) </span>9\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D) </span>\frac{51}{4}\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E) </span>12