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Extend lines <math>AP</math> and <math>BQ</math> to meet line <math>DC</math> at points <math>W</math> and <math>X</math>, respectively, and extend lines <math>DP</math> and <math>CQ</math> to meet <math>AB</math> at points <math>Z</math> and <math>Y</math>, respectively. | Extend lines <math>AP</math> and <math>BQ</math> to meet line <math>DC</math> at points <math>W</math> and <math>X</math>, respectively, and extend lines <math>DP</math> and <math>CQ</math> to meet <math>AB</math> at points <math>Z</math> and <math>Y</math>, respectively. | ||
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[hide]Problem
In isosceles trapezoid , parallel bases and have lengths and , respectively, and . The angle bisectors of and meet at , and the angle bisectors of and meet at . Find .
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Solution
Extend lines and to meet line at points and , respectively, and extend lines and to meet at points and , respectively.
Claim: quadrilaterals and are rhombuses.
Proof: Since , . Therefore, triangles , , and are all right triangles. By SAA congruence, the first three triangles are congruent; by SAS congruence, is congruent to the other three. Therefore, , so is a rhombus. By symmetry, is also a rhombus.
Extend line to meet and at and , respectively. Because of rhombus properties, . Also, by rhombus properties, and are the midpoints of segments and , respectively; therefore, by trapezoid properties, . Finally, .
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See Also
2022 AIME I (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 4 |
Followed by Problem 6 | |
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 | ||
All AIME Problems and Solutions |