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Resources for algebra and combinatorics and geometry
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So yeah, could just anyone recommend me of any resources like book/website/test paper pyq or anything else. Also, you can give me resources of any level u want. Just label it like AMC, usamo, imo or imo tst. I would like to hear that.
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henryli3333
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apparently circles have two intersections :'(
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Source: 2020 USOJMO Problem 2
Let $\omega$ be the incircle of a fixed equilateral triangle $ABC$. Let $\ell$ be a variable line that is tangent to $\omega$ and meets the interior of segments $BC$ and $CA$ at points $P$ and $Q$, respectively. A point $R$ is chosen such that $PR = PA$ and $QR = QB$. Find all possible locations of the point $R$, over all choices of $\ell$.

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9 OTIS vs. WOOT
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Is OTIS or WOOT better? I know OTIS is self-paced, and I'm a little worried that I won't be able to do as much as work because I have a lot of other stuff going on in my life during the school year. WOOT, on the other hand, has weekly homework, which makes me have to do it. I can spend at least 20 hours a week on this, and at least 10 hours during competition season. Can you please give me your honest opinion on this? Thanks :yup:
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Looking for help editing our old free AMC 10/12 book and write a free AMC 8 book
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Circle intersecting triangle
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N Jun 23, 2025 by SomeonecoolLovesMaths
Source: AMC 12A 2013 Problem 19 and 10A Problem 23
In $ \bigtriangleup ABC $, $ AB = 86 $, and $ AC = 97 $. A circle with center $ A $ and radius $ AB $ intersects $ \overline{BC} $ at points $ B $ and $ X $. Moreover $ \overline{BX} $ and $ \overline{CX} $ have integer lengths. What is $ BC $?


$ \textbf{(A)} \ 11 \qquad  \textbf{(B)} \ 28 \qquad  \textbf{(C)} \ 33 \qquad  \textbf{(D)} \ 61 \qquad  \textbf{(E)} \ 72 $
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SomeonecoolLovesMaths
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fortenforge
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In $ \bigtriangleup ABC $, $ AB = 86 $, and $ AC = 97 $. A circle with center $ A $ and radius $ AB $ intersects $ \overline{BC} $ at points $ B $ and $ X $. Moreover $ \overline{BX} $ and $ \overline{CX} $ have integer lengths. What is $ BC $?


$ \textbf{(A)} \ 11 \qquad  \textbf{(B)} \ 28 \qquad  \textbf{(C)} \ 33 \qquad  \textbf{(D)} \ 61 \qquad  \textbf{(E)} \ 72 $
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Hydroxide
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solution
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DiscipulusBonus
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Just something to point out...the prime factorization of $2013 = 3*11*61$.
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pi37
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^THAT'S SO TRICKY
reminds me a mathcounts problem that had both 2011 and 1337 incorporated into it in hidden ways.
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dinoboy
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Easier Solution that does not use 2013 explicitly
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fermat007
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I don't know if I should petition this (as I put D), but someone pointed out to me that a degenerate triangle ABC with B=X yields BC=11, answer choice A.

The wording of the question explicitly says triangle ABC, i.e. not "non-degenerate," as well as "points B and X", not "two points" or "distinct points." Also note that in this case BX=0, which is an integer.
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dinoboy
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Well, it does say it intersects the circle at points $B$ and $X$ and from that it is implied $B,X$ are distinct.
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fermat007
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If that were true, then why would a problem ever need to state the word "distinct" with regards to points, since your claim is that the mere mention of points implies they're distinct.
Unless that means the word distinct is never really necessary...
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dinoboy
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No, this is saying a line intersects the circle at points $B$ and $X$, which implies they are distinct in basically all cases.
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@dinoboy: I may be acting outright ridiculous but I don't see how your PoP solution works. Where did you get the $ 11 \cdot (97 + 86) $ from? Sorry, I don't see it!
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dinoboy
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Use PoP with point $C$ and lines $CA, CB$. If you let $CA$ intersect the circle at points $Y,Z$ you have $CY \cdot CZ = BX \cdot BC$. But $CY = 11$ and $CZ = CA + AZ = 96 + 87$.
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All I don't understand in your solution are the last few statements.
dinoboy wrote:
$BX < \sqrt{11 \cdot 183}$ so we arrive at $BX = 33$ and thus $BC = \boxed{\textbf{(D)} \, 61}$.
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33 was the only answer possible in the range dinoboy found.
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flyingdragon
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ahaanomegas wrote:
33 was the only answer possible in the range dinoboy found.
What does $\sqrt{11*183}$ have to do with anything?
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dinoboy
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Its because $BX < BC$ so $11 \cdot 183 > BX^2 \implies BX < \sqrt{11 \cdot 183}$.
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Also note that $11\cdot 183=11\cdot (61\cdot 3)=33\cdot 61$, which is the explanation for the $33$ and the $61$.
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lol this problem is driving me crazy and i still dont know what im doing wrong. ok here's what i have so far:

applying cosine rule to angle BAX we have $2\cdot{86^2}(1-\cos\angle{BAX})=BX^2$ and since BX has to be an integer, $1-\cos\angle{BAX}=(2,0.5)$ <this is wrong!! D:. the first one is a contradiction so we conclude that it is 0.5 and so $\angle{BAX}=60^o$. Now this gives a contradiction since it turns out that BX=86 but the options listed for BC=(BX+CX) are much lower!

I'm pretty sure its something to do with my diagram but today i dont seem to be able to spot these kind of things.

edit: im an idiot. (see red)

on a more positive note, i found another solution so i might as well add it to the wiki.
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Does anyone have a diagram for this problem?
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Did anyone else think this problem is really easy for a number 23?
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If you have never seen power of a point before, then yes, because constructing the pair of similar triangles is something that would be appropriate for this level, but as power of a point is very common, and most people who have the geometric intuition to construct the pair of triangles have seen power of a point before, it appeared very easy to almost everyone who solved it.
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Let AC intersect the circle at P. Extend AC to meet the circle again at Q. Let BC meet the circle at Y. Notice that AZ and AP are equivalent to $86$ as they are both radii. Let BY and CY be $r$ and $s$. Take the power of C. We see that:
$$11(86 + 86 + 11) = s(r + s)$$$$11\cdot183 = s(r + s)$$$$11\cdot61\cdot3 = s(r + s)$$
If $s = 3$, $r$ will be longer than the diameter, which we can't have.

If $s = 11$, it won't work either.

If $s = 33$, it'll work. So our answer is $\boxed{61}$.
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Solution
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Can someone check that I did this correctly, as @dinoboy's solution has $BX \cdot BC = 11 \cdot 183$ instead of $CX \cdot CB$. However I believe that's not correct.
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I just completely revised the first solution of the wiki because the latex was an eyesore...

[asy]
//Made by samrocksnature
size(8cm);
pair A,B,C,D,E,X;
A=(0,0);
B=(-53.4,-67.4);
C=(0,-97);
D=(0,-86);
E=(0,86);
X=(-29,-81);
draw(circle(A,86));
draw(E--C--B--A--X);
label("$A$",A,NE);
label("$B$",B,SW);
label("$C$",C,S);
label("$D$",D,NE);
label("$E$",E,NE);
label("$X$",X,dir(250));
dot(A^^B^^C^^D^^E^^X);
[/asy]

Let circle $A$ intersect $AC$ at $D$ and $E$ as shown. We apply Power of a Point on point $C$ with respect to circle $A.$ This yields the diophantine equation

$$CX \cdot CB = CD \cdot C$$$$CX(CX+XB) = (97-86)(97+86)$$$$CX(CX+XB) = 3 \cdot 11 \cdot 61.$$
Since lengths cannot be negative, we must have $CX+XB \ge CX.$ This generates the four solution pairs for $(CX,CX+XB)$: $$(1,2013) \qquad (3,671) \qquad (11,183) \qquad (33,61).$$
However, by the Triangle Inequality on $\triangle ACX,$ we see that $CX>13.$ This implies that we must have $CX+XB= \boxed{\textbf{(D) }61}.$
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Let the circle centered at $A$ be $\omega$. Then,
\[CX\cdot CB = Pow_{\omega}(C) = CO^2-R^2 = 97^2-86^2=11\cdot 183=3\cdot 11\cdot 61\]Note that by the triangle inequality, $CX> AC-AX=11$, and $CX<CB$. Thus, the only way to select integers $CX,CB$ is with $CX=33, CB=61 = \textbf{(D)}$
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Solution: Let the circle intersect $\overline{AC}$ at $Y$. By power of a point, $CY \cdot (CA + r) = CX \cdot BC$. Knowing that the radius $r = 86$, we have that $CX \cdot BC = 11 \cdot 183 = 11 \cdot 3 \cdot 61$. By triangle inequality, $BC = \boxed{\textbf{(D)~} 61}$.

Comments: Motivation was pretty straightforward: you see secant, you think of PoP.
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