Suppose rectangle FOLK and square LORE are on the plane such that RL=12 and RK=11. Compute the product of all possible areas of triangle RKL.
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Solution
There are two possible configurations. If RL=12, the side length of the square is 62. Now 121=RK2=RE2+EK2=(62)2+EK2 so EK=7. Then the possible values of LK are 62±7. Note that the area of △RLK is 2LK⋅RE=LK⋅32 and so the product of all possible areas are 32(62+7)⋅32(62−7)=(62+7)(62−7)⋅(32)2=(72−49)⋅18=414
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