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Since the triangle is a right isosceles triangle, <math>\angle B = \angle C = 45^\circ</math>. | Since the triangle is a right isosceles triangle, <math>\angle B = \angle C = 45^\circ</math>. |
Revision as of 04:04, 17 February 2023
Problem
Let be an isosceles triangle with
There exists a point
inside
such that
and
Find the area of
Diagram
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Solution 1
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Solution 2
Since the triangle is a right isosceles triangle, .
Let the common angle be . Note that
, thus
. From there, we know that
.
Note that , so from law of sines we have
Dividing by
and multiplying across yields
From here use the sine subtraction formula, and solve for
:
Substitute this to find that
, thus the area is
.
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Solution 3
Since the triangle is a right isosceles triangle, .
Do some angle chasing yielding:
We have since
is a right triangle. Since
is a
-
-
triangle,
, and
.
Note that by a factor of
. Thus,
, and
.
From Pythagorean theorem, so the area of
is
.
~SAHANWIJETUNGA
Solution 4
Since the triangle is a right isosceles triangle, .
Notice that in triangle ,
, so
. Similar logic shows
.
Now, we see that with ratio
(as
is a
-
-
triangle). Hence,
. We use the Law of Cosines to find
.
Since
is a right triangle, the area is
.
~Kiran
See also
2023 AIME II (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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Followed by Problem 4 | |
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