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Problem 13
In acute triangle
is the bisector of
.
is the midpoint of
. a line through
parallel to
meets
at
respectively. Given that
the sum of all possible values of
can be expressed as
where
are positive integers. What is
?
Solution
Solving the problem involves the ambiguous case of law of sines. First part of solution is angle chasing. Let be intersection of angle bisector
with
Let
be
, and
as well, since angle bisector. Since line through
is parallel to
,
is also
. Let
then be
, and by parallel lines,
is also
. Doing further angle chasing, we find that
is isoceles with base
. Using
triangle ratio, we find
There are two possible configurations of the triangle, one such that is to the left of
, and vice versa. In the first
falls between
and
, with
outside the triangle, and in the second
between
and
, with
outside the triangle. Using Law of Sines then:
Plugging in values, we find for acute and obtuse triangles denoted as and
, respectively,
, and
Using Law of Sines again and substituting the expression for the
and
for
,
, and
Solving for the ratio of on both triangles, and then applying Angle Bisector theorem yields a
with included angle
for
and
with included angle
for
. Solving using Law of Cosine yields answer of
and
, or
.