2020 AMC 12A Problem 12


Line \ell in the coordinate plane has the equation 3x5y+40=03x - 5y + 40 = 0 . This line is rotated 4545^{\circ} counterclockwise about the point (20,20)(20, 20) to obtain line kk . What is the xx -coordinate of the xx -intercept of line k?k?

(A) 10(B) 15(C) 20(D) 25(E) 30\textbf{(A) } 10 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 15 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 20 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 25 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 30


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