Difference between revisions of "2000 AIME I Problems/Problem 14"
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Let point <math>R</math> be in <math>\triangle ABC</math> such that <math>QB = BR = RP</math>. Then <math>PQBR</math> is a [[rhombus]], so <math>AB \parallel PR</math> and <math>APRB</math> is an [[isosceles trapezoid]]. Since <math>\overline{PB}</math> bisects <math>\angle QBR</math>, it follows by symmetry in trapezoid <math>APRB</math> that <math>\overline{RA}</math> bisects <math>\angle BAC</math>. Thus <math>R</math> lies on the perpendicular bisector of <math>\overline{BC}</math>, and <math>BC = BR = RC</math>. Hence <math>\triangle BCR</math> is an [[equilateral triangle]]. | Let point <math>R</math> be in <math>\triangle ABC</math> such that <math>QB = BR = RP</math>. Then <math>PQBR</math> is a [[rhombus]], so <math>AB \parallel PR</math> and <math>APRB</math> is an [[isosceles trapezoid]]. Since <math>\overline{PB}</math> bisects <math>\angle QBR</math>, it follows by symmetry in trapezoid <math>APRB</math> that <math>\overline{RA}</math> bisects <math>\angle BAC</math>. Thus <math>R</math> lies on the perpendicular bisector of <math>\overline{BC}</math>, and <math>BC = BR = RC</math>. Hence <math>\triangle BCR</math> is an [[equilateral triangle]]. | ||
− | Now <math>\angle ABR = \angle BAC = \angle ACR</math>, and the sum of the angles in <math>\triangle ABC</math> is <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>. |
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Let <math>\angle BAC = \angle QBR = \angle QPR = 2x</math> and <math>\angle ABC = \angle ACB = y</math>, which means <math>x + y = 90</math>. | Let <math>\angle BAC = \angle QBR = \angle QPR = 2x</math> and <math>\angle ABC = \angle ACB = y</math>, which means <math>x + y = 90</math>. | ||
<math>\triangle QBC</math> is isosceles with <math>QB = BC</math>, so <math>\angle BCQ = 90 - \frac {y}{2}</math>. | <math>\triangle QBC</math> is isosceles with <math>QB = BC</math>, so <math>\angle BCQ = 90 - \frac {y}{2}</math>. | ||
− | Let <math>S</math> be the intersection of <math>QC</math> and <math> | + | Let <math>S</math> be the intersection of <math>QC</math> and <math>BP</math>. Since <math>\angle BCQ = \angle BQC = \angle BRS</math>, <math>BCRS</math> is [[cyclic quadrilateral|cyclic]], which means <math>\angle RBS = \angle RCS = x</math>. |
Since <math>APRB</math> is an isosceles trapezoid, <math>BP = AR</math>, but since <math>AR</math> bisects <math>\angle BAC</math>, <math>\angle ABR = \angle ACR = 2x</math>. | Since <math>APRB</math> is an isosceles trapezoid, <math>BP = AR</math>, but since <math>AR</math> bisects <math>\angle BAC</math>, <math>\angle ABR = \angle ACR = 2x</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 the greatest integer that does not exceed .
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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 . .
See also
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