{"status": "success", "data": {"description_md": "A rectangular region is bounded by the graphs of the equations $y=a, y=-b, x=-c,$ and $x=d$, where $a,b,c,$ and $d$ are all positive numbers. Which of the following represents the area of this region?\n\n$\\textbf{(A)}\\ ac+ad+bc+bd\\qquad\\textbf{(B)}\\ ac-ad$ $+bc-bd\\qquad\\textbf{(C)}\\ ac+ad$ $-bc-bd   \\quad\\quad\\qquad\\textbf{(D)}\\ -ac-ad$ $+bc+bd\\qquad\\textbf{(E)}\\ ac-ad$ $-bc+bd$", "description_html": "<p>A rectangular region is bounded by the graphs of the equations  <span class=\"katex--inline\">y=a, y=-b, x=-c,</span>  and  <span class=\"katex--inline\">x=d</span> , where  <span class=\"katex--inline\">a,b,c,</span>  and  <span class=\"katex--inline\">d</span>  are all positive numbers. Which of the following represents the area of this region?</p>\n<p> <span class=\"katex--inline\">\\textbf{(A)}\\ ac+ad+bc+bd\\qquad\\textbf{(B)}\\ ac-ad</span>   <span class=\"katex--inline\">+bc-bd\\qquad\\textbf{(C)}\\ ac+ad</span>   <span class=\"katex--inline\">-bc-bd   \\quad\\quad\\qquad\\textbf{(D)}\\ -ac-ad</span>   <span class=\"katex--inline\">+bc+bd\\qquad\\textbf{(E)}\\ ac-ad</span>   <span class=\"katex--inline\">-bc+bd</span> </p>\n<hr><p>Full credit goes to <a href=\"https://maa.org/\">MAA</a> for authoring these problems. These problems were taken on the <a href=\"https://artofproblemsolving.com/\">AOPS</a> website.</p>", "hints_md": "", "hints_html": "", "editorial_md": "", "editorial_html": "", "flag_hint": "", "point_value": 1, "problem_name": "2011 AMC 10A Problem 9", "can_next": true, "can_prev": true, "nxt": "/problem/11_amc10A_p10", "prev": "/problem/11_amc10A_p08"}}