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<cmath>\angle AEX = \angle ABX = \angle XCB = \angle XYB</cmath>and | <cmath>\angle AEX = \angle ABX = \angle XCB = \angle XYB</cmath>and | ||
<cmath>\angle XEB = \angle XAB = \angle XDA = \angle XYA.</cmath>Thus <math>AY // EB</math> and <math>YB // EA</math> so <math>AEBY</math> is a parallelogram. Hence <math>AS = SB</math> and <math>SE = SY</math>. But notice that <math>DXE</math> and <math>EXC</math> are similar by <math>AA</math> Similarity, so <math>XE^2 = XD \cdot XC = 37 \cdot 67</math>. But | <cmath>\angle XEB = \angle XAB = \angle XDA = \angle XYA.</cmath>Thus <math>AY // EB</math> and <math>YB // EA</math> so <math>AEBY</math> is a parallelogram. Hence <math>AS = SB</math> and <math>SE = SY</math>. But notice that <math>DXE</math> and <math>EXC</math> are similar by <math>AA</math> Similarity, so <math>XE^2 = XD \cdot XC = 37 \cdot 67</math>. But | ||
− | <cmath>XE^2 - XY^2 = (XE + XY)(XE - XY) = EY \cdot 2XS = 2SY \cdot 2SX = 4SA^2 = AB^2.</cmath>Hence <math>AB^2 = | + | <cmath>XE^2 - XY^2 = (XE + XY)(XE - XY) = EY \cdot 2XS = 2SY \cdot 2SX = 4SA^2 = AB^2.</cmath>Hence <math>AB^2 = 37 \cdot 67 - 47^2 = 270.</math> |
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Revision as of 21:46, 4 March 2016
Problem
Circles and
intersect at points
and
. Line
is tangent to
and
at
and
, respectively, with line
closer to point
than to
. Circle
passes through
and
intersecting
again at
and intersecting
again at
. The three points
,
,
are collinear,
,
, and
. Find
.
Solution
By radical axis theorem concur at point
.
Let and
intersect at
. Note that because
and
are cyclic, by Miquel theorem
are cyclic as well. Thus
and
Thus
and
so
is a parallelogram. Hence
and
. But notice that
and
are similar by
Similarity, so
. But
Hence
See Also
2016 AIME I (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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