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Since <math>\bigtriangleup{BFE}</math> is isosceles, we have <math>BF=EF=(\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}})x</math>. Since <math>BF+FC=BF</math>, we have <cmath>(\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}})x+x=10 \Longrightarrow x=20\sqrt{3}-30</cmath> Thus <math>EC=\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}CE=20-10\sqrt{3}</math> and <math>DE=DC-EC=20-EC=10\sqrt{3}</math>. | Since <math>\bigtriangleup{BFE}</math> is isosceles, we have <math>BF=EF=(\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}})x</math>. Since <math>BF+FC=BF</math>, we have <cmath>(\frac{2}{\sqrt{3}})x+x=10 \Longrightarrow x=20\sqrt{3}-30</cmath> Thus <math>EC=\frac{1}{\sqrt{3}}CE=20-10\sqrt{3}</math> and <math>DE=DC-EC=20-EC=10\sqrt{3}</math>. | ||
− | Finally, by the Pythagorean Theorem, we have <cmath>AE=\sqrt{AD^2+DE^2}=\sqrt{10^2+(10\sqrt{3})^2}=20 \boxed{\mathrm{( | + | Finally, by the Pythagorean Theorem, we have <cmath>AE=\sqrt{AD^2+DE^2}=\sqrt{10^2+(10\sqrt{3})^2}=20 \boxed{\mathrm{(E)}}</cmath> |
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==See Also== | ==See Also== |
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[hide]Problem
In rectangle ,
and
. Let
be a point on
such that
. What is
?
Solution 1 (Trigonometry)
Note that . (If you do not know the tangent half-angle formula, it is
). Therefore, we have
. Since
is a
triangle,
Solution 2 (Without Trigonometry)
Let be a point on line
such that points
and
are distinct and that
. By the angle bisector theorem,
. Since
is a
right triangle,
and
. Additionally,
Now, substituting in the obtained values, we get
and
. Substituting the first equation into the second yields
, so
. Because
is a
triangle,
.
We see that
is a
triangle, leaving
Solution 3 Quick Construction (No Trigonometry)
Reflect over line segment
. Let the point
be the point where the right angle is of our newly reflected triangle. By subtracting
to find
, we see that
is a
right triangle. By using complementary angles once more, we can see that
is a
angle, and we've found that
is a
right triangle. From here, we can use the
properties of a
right triangle to see that
Solution 4 (Measuring)
If we draw rectangle and whip out a protractor, we can draw a perfect
, almost perfectly
off of
. Then we can draw
, and use a ruler to measure it.
We can clearly see that the
is
.
NOTE: this method is a last resort, and is pretty risky. Answer choice is also very close to
, meaning that we wouldn't be 100% sure of our answer. However, If we measure the angles of
, we can clearly see that it is a
triangle, which verifies our answer of
.
Solution 5 (No Trigonometry)
Let be a point on
such that
. Then
Since
,
is isosceles.
Let . Since
is
, we have
Since is isosceles, we have
. Since
, we have
Thus
and
.
Finally, by the Pythagorean Theorem, we have
~ Nafer
See Also
2014 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 21 |
Followed by Problem 23 | |
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