2012 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 5
Problem
In the diagram, all angles are right angles and the lengths of the sides are given in centimeters. Note the diagram is not drawn to scale. What is , 
in centimeters?
![[asy] pair A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R; A=(4,0); B=(7,0); C=(7,4); D=(8,4); E=(8,5); F=(10,5); G=(10,7); H=(7,7); I=(7,8); J=(5,8); K=(5,7); L=(4,7); M=(4,6); N=(0,6); O=(0,5); P=(2,5); Q=(2,3); R=(4,3); draw(A--B--C--D--E--F--G--H--I--J--K--L--M--N--O--P--Q--R--cycle); label("$X$",(3.4,1.5)); label("6",(7.6,1.5)); label("1",(7.6,3.5)); label("1",(8.4,4.6)); label("2",(9.4,4.6)); label("2",(10.4,6)); label("3",(8.4,7.4)); label("1",(7.5,7.8)); label("2",(6,8.5)); label("1",(4.7,7.8)); label("1",(4.3,7.5)); label("1",(3.5,6.5)); label("4",(1.8,6.5)); label("1",(-0.5,5.5)); label("2",(0.8,4.5)); label("2",(1.5,3.8)); label("2",(2.8,2.6));[/asy]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/b/c/d/bcd57a9d78159bce4d3873f81f5d879beaed1d5a.png)
Solution 1
Thus, the answer is 
.
Solution 2
Note that we only need to consider the value below the marked red line, so we have the equation:
![\[X + 2 = 6 + 1\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/4/d/f/4df9ced0f2c10dfa5f6b6590a125d641804f37fc.png)
![\[X = 5\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/d/4/2/d428366384771ecc1c4a712b9898e2c680a889a8.png)
Hence, the answer is .
Video Solution
https://youtu.be/m4g-Nmot-c8 ~savannahsolver
See Also
| 2012 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 4 |
Followed by Problem 6 | |
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