2021 Fall AMC 10A Problems/Problem 15
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Isosceles triangle has , and a circle with radius is tangent to line at and to line at . What is the area of the circle that passes through vertices , , and
Solution 1 (Cyclic Quadrilateral)
Let be the circle with radius that is tangent to at and to at Note that Since the opposite angles of quadrilateral are supplementary, quadrilateral is cyclic.
Let be the circumcircle of quadrilateral It follows that is also the circumcircle of as shown below: By the Inscribed Angle Theorem, we conclude that is the diameter of By the Pythagorean Theorem on right we have Therefore, the area of is
~MRENTHUSIASM ~kante314
Solution 2 (Similar Triangles)
Because circle is tangent to at . Because is the circumcenter of is the perpendicular bisector of , and , so therefore by AA similarity. Then we have . We also know that because of the perpendicular bisector, so the hypotenuse of is This is the radius of the circumcircle of , so the area of this circle is .
~KingRavi
Solution 3 (Trigonometry)
Denote by the center of the circle that is tangent to line at and to line at .
Because this circle is tangent to line at , we have and .
Because this circle is tangent to line at , we have and .
Because , , , we get . Hence, .
Let and meet at point . Because , , , we get . Hence, and .
Denote . Hence, .
Denote by the circumradius of . In , following from the law of sines, .
Therefore, the area of the circumcircle of is ~Steven Chen (www.professorchenedu.com)
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