2021 JMPSC Sprint Problems/Problem 18
Problem
On square with side length , is the midpoint of . Let be the foot of the altitude from to . If can be represented as for some integer find the value of
Solution
Notice that since and , is a 45-45-90 triangle. Thus, Also, we have , so which gives the answer of .
~tigerzhang
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