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Contents
Problem
Triangle 
has side-lengths 
and 
The line through the incenter of 
parallel to 
intersects 
at 
and 
at 
What is the perimeter of 
Solution
Let 
be the incenter of 
. Because 
and 
is the angle bisector of 
, we have
![\[\angle{MBO} = \angle{CBO} = \angle{MOB} = \frac{1}{2}\angle{MBC}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/4/3/0/4305bb6699bacdcba757e231d193c6641d876115.png)
It then follows due to alternate interior angles and base angles of isosceles triangles that 
. Similarly, 
. The perimeter of 
then becomes
Video Solution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u23iWcqbJlE ~Shreyas S
See also
| 2011 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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