Olympiad Maths Prep

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Problem 449

AMC 12 late, AIME early
Geometry Difficulty 4.8 Prove it

8. If a straight line is perpendicular to two intersecting lines in a plane, then this line is perpendicular to this plane.

This one wants a proof. Work it on paper, read the official solution, then mark yourself honestly — the ladder only means something if the record is true.

Official solution

8. Correct.

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