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Four lighthouses are located at points <math>A</math>, <math>B</math>, <math>C</math>, and <math>D</math>. The lighthouse at <math>A</math> is <math>5</math> kilometers from the lighthouse at <math>B</math>, the lighthouse at <math>B</math> is <math>12</math> kilometers from the lighthouse at <math>C</math>, and the lighthouse at <math>A</math> is <math>13</math> kilometers from the lighthouse at <math>C</math>. To an observer at <math>A</math>, the angle determined by the lights at <math>B</math> and <math>D</math> and the angle determined by the lights at <math>C</math> and <math>D</math> are equal. To an observer at <math>C</math>, the angle determined by the lights at <math>A</math> and <math>B</math> and the angle determined by the lights at <math>D</math> and <math>B</math> are equal. The number of kilometers from <math>A</math> to <math>D</math> is given by <math>\frac {p\sqrt{q}}{r}</math>, where <math>p</math>, <math>q</math>, and <math>r</math> are relatively prime positive integers, and <math>r</math> is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find <math>p</math> + <math>q</math> + <math>r</math>. | Four lighthouses are located at points <math>A</math>, <math>B</math>, <math>C</math>, and <math>D</math>. The lighthouse at <math>A</math> is <math>5</math> kilometers from the lighthouse at <math>B</math>, the lighthouse at <math>B</math> is <math>12</math> kilometers from the lighthouse at <math>C</math>, and the lighthouse at <math>A</math> is <math>13</math> kilometers from the lighthouse at <math>C</math>. To an observer at <math>A</math>, the angle determined by the lights at <math>B</math> and <math>D</math> and the angle determined by the lights at <math>C</math> and <math>D</math> are equal. To an observer at <math>C</math>, the angle determined by the lights at <math>A</math> and <math>B</math> and the angle determined by the lights at <math>D</math> and <math>B</math> are equal. The number of kilometers from <math>A</math> to <math>D</math> is given by <math>\frac {p\sqrt{q}}{r}</math>, where <math>p</math>, <math>q</math>, and <math>r</math> are relatively prime positive integers, and <math>r</math> is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find <math>p</math> + <math>q</math> + <math>r</math>. | ||
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Problem
Four lighthouses are located at points ,
,
, and
. The lighthouse at
is
kilometers from the lighthouse at
, the lighthouse at
is
kilometers from the lighthouse at
, and the lighthouse at
is
kilometers from the lighthouse at
. To an observer at
, the angle determined by the lights at
and
and the angle determined by the lights at
and
are equal. To an observer at
, the angle determined by the lights at
and
and the angle determined by the lights at
and
are equal. The number of kilometers from
to
is given by
, where
,
, and
are relatively prime positive integers, and
is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find
+
+
.
Solution 1
Let be the intersection of
and
. By the Angle Bisector Theorem,
=
, so
=
and
=
, and
+
=
=
, so
=
, and
=
. Let
be the foot of the altitude from
to
. It can be seen that triangle
is similar to triangle
, and triangle
is similar to triangle
. If
=
, then
=
,
=
, and
=
. Since
+
=
=
,
=
, and
=
(by the pythagorean theorem on triangle
we sum
and
). The answer is
+
+
=
.
Solution 2
Extend and
to intersect at
. Note that since
and
by ASA congruency we have
. Therefore
.
By the angle bisector theorem, and
. Now we apply Stewart's theorem to find
:
and our final answer is .
Solution 3
Notice that by extending and
to meet at a point
,
is isosceles. Now we can do a straightforward coordinate bash. Let
,
,
and
, and the equation of line
is
. Let F be the intersection point of
and
, and by using the Angle Bisector Theorem:
we have
. Then the equation of the line
through the points
and
is
. Hence the intersection point of
and
is the point
at the coordinates
. Using the distance formula,
for an answer of
.
See Also
2009 AIME II (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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Followed by Problem 11 | |
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