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− | == Solution == | + | == Official Solution (MAA)== |
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+ | <center><asy>defaultpen(fontsize(10)); size(200); pen p=fontsize(8); | ||
+ | pair A,B,C,P,Q; | ||
+ | B=MP("B",origin,down+left); C=MP("C",20*right,right+down); A=MP("A",extension(B,dir(80),C,C+dir(100)),up); Q=MP("Q",20*dir(80),left); P=MP("P",Q+(20*dir(60)),right); | ||
+ | draw(A--B--C--A, black+1);draw(B--P--Q); MP("x",B,20*dir(75),p); MP("x",P,17*dir(245),p); MP("2x",Q,15*dir(70),p); MP("2x",A,15*dir(-90),p); MP("2y",P,2*left,p); MP("3x",P,10*dir(-95),p); MP("x+y",C,5*dir(135),p); MP("y",B,5*dir(40),p); | ||
+ | </asy></center> | ||
+ | Let <math>\angle QPB=x^\circ</math>. Because <math>\angle AQP</math> is exterior to isosceles triangle <math>PQB</math> its measure is <math>2x</math> and <math>\angle PAQ</math> has the same measure. Because <math>\angle BPC</math> is exterior to <math>\triangle BPA</math> its measure is <math>3x</math>. Let <math>\angle PBC = y^\circ</math>. It follows that <math>\angle ACB = x+y</math> and that <math>4x+2y=180^\circ</math>. Two of the angles of triangle <math>APQ</math> have measure <math>2x</math>, and thus the measure of <math>\angle APQ</math> is <math>2y</math>. It follows that <math>AQ=2\cdot AP\cdot \sin y</math>. Because <math>AB=AC</math> and <math>AP=QB</math>, it also follows that <math>AQ=PC</math>. Now apply the Law of Sines to triangle <math>PBC</math> to find <cmath>\frac{\sin 3x}{BC}=\frac{\sin y}{PC}=\frac{\sin y}{2\cdot AP\cdot \sin y}= \frac{1}{2\cdot BC}</cmath>because <math>AP=BC</math>. Hence <math>\sin 3x = \frac 12</math>. Since <math>4x<180</math>, this implies that <math>3x=30</math>, i.e. <math>x=10</math>. Thus <math>y=70</math> and <cmath>r=\frac{10+70}{2\cdot 70}=\frac 47,</cmath>which implies that <math>1000r = 571 + \frac 37</math>. So the answer is <math>\boxed{571}</math>. | ||
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+ | == Solution 1 == | ||
<center><asy>defaultpen(fontsize(8)); size(200); pair A=20*dir(80)+20*dir(60)+20*dir(100), B=(0,0), C=20*dir(0), P=20*dir(80)+20*dir(60), Q=20*dir(80), R=20*dir(60); draw(A--B--C--A);draw(P--Q);draw(A--R--B);draw(P--R);D(R--C,dashed); label(" | <center><asy>defaultpen(fontsize(8)); size(200); pair A=20*dir(80)+20*dir(60)+20*dir(100), B=(0,0), C=20*dir(0), P=20*dir(80)+20*dir(60), Q=20*dir(80), R=20*dir(60); draw(A--B--C--A);draw(P--Q);draw(A--R--B);draw(P--R);D(R--C,dashed); label(" | ||
</asy></center> | </asy></center> | ||
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Now <math>\angle ABR = \angle BAC = \angle ACR</math>, and the sum of the angles in <math>\triangle ABC</math> is <math>\angle ABR + 60^{\circ} + \angle BAC + \angle ACR + 60^{\circ} = 3\angle BAC + 120^{\circ} = 180^{\circ} \Longrightarrow \angle BAC = 20^{\circ}</math>. Then <math>\angle APQ = 140^{\circ}</math> and <math>\angle ACB = 80^{\circ}</math>, so the answer is <math>\left\lfloor 1000 \cdot \frac{80}{140} \right\rfloor = \left\lfloor \frac{4000}{7} \right\rfloor = \boxed{571}</math>. | Now <math>\angle ABR = \angle BAC = \angle ACR</math>, and the sum of the angles in <math>\triangle ABC</math> is <math>\angle ABR + 60^{\circ} + \angle BAC + \angle ACR + 60^{\circ} = 3\angle BAC + 120^{\circ} = 180^{\circ} \Longrightarrow \angle BAC = 20^{\circ}</math>. Then <math>\angle APQ = 140^{\circ}</math> and <math>\angle ACB = 80^{\circ}</math>, so the answer is <math>\left\lfloor 1000 \cdot \frac{80}{140} \right\rfloor = \left\lfloor \frac{4000}{7} \right\rfloor = \boxed{571}</math>. | ||
− | + | == Solution 2 == | |
<center><asy>defaultpen(fontsize(8)); size(200); pair A=20*dir(80)+20*dir(60)+20*dir(100), B=(0,0), C=20*dir(0), P=20*dir(80)+20*dir(60), Q=20*dir(80), R=20*dir(60), S; S=intersectionpoint(Q--C,P--B); draw(A--B--C--A);draw(B--P--Q--C--R--Q);draw(A--R--B);draw(P--R--S); label(" | <center><asy>defaultpen(fontsize(8)); size(200); pair A=20*dir(80)+20*dir(60)+20*dir(100), B=(0,0), C=20*dir(0), P=20*dir(80)+20*dir(60), Q=20*dir(80), R=20*dir(60), S; S=intersectionpoint(Q--C,P--B); draw(A--B--C--A);draw(B--P--Q--C--R--Q);draw(A--R--B);draw(P--R--S); label(" | ||
</asy></center> | </asy></center> | ||
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<math>\left\lfloor 1000\left(\frac {4}{7}\right)\right\rfloor = \boxed{571}</math>. | <math>\left\lfloor 1000\left(\frac {4}{7}\right)\right\rfloor = \boxed{571}</math>. | ||
− | + | == Solution 3 == | |
Let the measure of <math>\angle BAC</math> be <math>\alpha</math> and <math>\overline{AP}=\overline{PQ}=\overline{QB}=\overline{BC}=x</math>. Because <math>\triangle APQ</math> is isosceles, <math>AQ=2x\cos(\alpha)</math>. So, <math>\overline{AB}=x\left(2\cos(\alpha)+1\right)</math>. <math>\triangle{ABC}</math> is isosceles too, so <math>x=\overline{BC}=2\overline{AC}\sin\left(\frac{\alpha}{2}\right)=2x\left(2\cos(\alpha)+1\right)\sin\left(\frac{\alpha}{2}\right)</math>. | Let the measure of <math>\angle BAC</math> be <math>\alpha</math> and <math>\overline{AP}=\overline{PQ}=\overline{QB}=\overline{BC}=x</math>. Because <math>\triangle APQ</math> is isosceles, <math>AQ=2x\cos(\alpha)</math>. So, <math>\overline{AB}=x\left(2\cos(\alpha)+1\right)</math>. <math>\triangle{ABC}</math> is isosceles too, so <math>x=\overline{BC}=2\overline{AC}\sin\left(\frac{\alpha}{2}\right)=2x\left(2\cos(\alpha)+1\right)\sin\left(\frac{\alpha}{2}\right)</math>. |
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Problem
In triangle it is given that angles and are congruent. Points and lie on and respectively, so that Angle is times as large as angle where is a positive real number. Find .
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[hide]Official Solution (MAA)
Let . Because is exterior to isosceles triangle its measure is and has the same measure. Because is exterior to its measure is . Let . It follows that and that . Two of the angles of triangle have measure , and thus the measure of is . It follows that . Because and , it also follows that . Now apply the Law of Sines to triangle to find because . Hence . Since , this implies that , i.e. . Thus and which implies that . So the answer is .
Solution 1
Let point be in such that . Then is a rhombus, so and is an isosceles trapezoid. Since bisects , it follows by symmetry in trapezoid that bisects . Thus lies on the perpendicular bisector of , and . Hence is an equilateral triangle.
Now , and the sum of the angles in is . Then and , so the answer is .
Solution 2
Again, construct as above.
Let and , which means . is isosceles with , so . Let be the intersection of and . Since , is cyclic, which means . Since is an isosceles trapezoid, , but since bisects , .
Therefore we have that . We solve the simultaneous equations and to get and . , , so . .
Solution 3
Let the measure of be and . Because is isosceles, . So, . is isosceles too, so . Simplifying, . By double angle formula, we know that . Applying, and . The expression in the parentheses though is triple angle formula! Hence, , . It follows now that , . Giving . .
See also
2000 AIME I (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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Followed by Problem 15 | |
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