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| + | * Note. I actually competed at this event in Venezuela when I was in High School representing Puerto Rico. I'm proud to say that I got full points on this one and I solved it very quickly. I had a straight rule and compass kit which I used to solve it as we're supposed to build the trapezoid with it. Now, 3 decades later, I attempted this and spent a full 3 hours on it and couldn't solve it nor I remember what I did. I will attempt again some other time. | ||
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Revision as of 18:24, 14 December 2023
Problem
The circumference 
and the positive numbers 
and 
are given so that there is a trapezoid 
inscribed in , of height and in which the sum of the bases 
and 
is . Build the trapezoid .
~translated into English by Tomas Diaz. ~orders@tomasdiaz.com
Solution
- Note. I actually competed at this event in Venezuela when I was in High School representing Puerto Rico. I'm proud to say that I got full points on this one and I solved it very quickly. I had a straight rule and compass kit which I used to solve it as we're supposed to build the trapezoid with it. Now, 3 decades later, I attempted this and spent a full 3 hours on it and couldn't solve it nor I remember what I did. I will attempt again some other time.
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