olymmath

AMC 12 2017b Problem 8

  • Paper

The ratio of the short side of a certain rectangle to the long side is equal to the ratio of the long side to the diagonal. What is the square of the ratio of the short side to the long side of this rectangle?

\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{\sqrt{3}-1}{2} \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{1}{2} \textbf{(C)}\ \frac{\sqrt{5}-1}{2} \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} \textbf{(E)}\ \frac{\sqrt{6}-1}{2}

Dataset text AMC 12 2000 to 2025. Quoted with source.

Show the answer

C

Solutions

No solution is on olymmath yet. Official and human solutions come first when they arrive. AI solutions come after them, with a label.

Add a solution

Similar problems

These problems have the most words in common with this statement.

Locator amc12/2017b/p8 · Tag K95WRC6KN3 · Edit this page on GitHub · Keys: j next, k previous