2013 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 19
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In , , and . A circle with center and radius intersects at points and . Moreover and have integer lengths. What is ?
Solution
Solution 1 (Diophantine PoP)
Let circle intersect at and as shown. We apply Power of a Point on point with respect to circle This yields the diophantine equation
Since lengths cannot be negative, we must have This generates the four solution pairs for :
However, by the Triangle Inequality on we see that This implies that we must have
(Solution by unknown, latex/asy modified majorly by samrocksnature)
Solution 2
Let , , and meet the circle at and , with on . Then . Using the Power of a Point, we get that . We know that , and that by the triangle inequality on . Thus, we get that
Solution 3
Let represent , and let represent . Since the circle goes through and , . Then by Stewart's Theorem,
(Since cannot be equal to , dividing both sides of the equation by is allowed.)
The prime factors of are , , and . Obviously, . In addition, by the Triangle Inequality, , so . Therefore, must equal , and must equal
Video Solution by Richard Rusczyk
https://artofproblemsolving.com/videos/amc/2013amc12a/357
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See also
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