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Square <math>ABCD</math> has side length <math>s</math>, a circle centered at <math>E</math> has radius <math>r</math>, and <math>r</math> and <math>s</math> are both rational. The circle passes through <math>D</math>, and <math>D</math> lies on <math>\overline{BE}</math>. Point <math>F</math> lies on the circle, on the same side of <math>\overline{BE}</math> as <math>A</math>. Segment <math>AF</math> is tangent to the circle, and <math>AF=\sqrt{9+5\sqrt{2}}</math>. What is <math>r/s</math>? | Square <math>ABCD</math> has side length <math>s</math>, a circle centered at <math>E</math> has radius <math>r</math>, and <math>r</math> and <math>s</math> are both rational. The circle passes through <math>D</math>, and <math>D</math> lies on <math>\overline{BE}</math>. Point <math>F</math> lies on the circle, on the same side of <math>\overline{BE}</math> as <math>A</math>. Segment <math>AF</math> is tangent to the circle, and <math>AF=\sqrt{9+5\sqrt{2}}</math>. What is <math>r/s</math>? | ||
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+ | <asy> | ||
+ | real s = 90; | ||
+ | real r = 50; | ||
+ | pair e = (r/sqrt(2),r/sqrt(2)); | ||
+ | pair f = (4.34, 74.58); | ||
+ | draw((-s, 0) -- (-s,-s) -- (0, -s) -- (0,0) -- (-s, 0)); | ||
+ | draw(circle(e,r)); | ||
+ | draw((-s,0) -- f); | ||
+ | dot(e); | ||
+ | dot(f); | ||
+ | |||
+ | label("A", (-s,0), W); | ||
+ | label("B", (-s,-s), W); | ||
+ | label("C", (0,-s), E); | ||
+ | label("D", (0,0), SW); | ||
+ | label("E", e, E); | ||
+ | label("F", f, N); | ||
+ | |||
+ | </asy> | ||
+ | |||
<math> \mathrm{(A) \ } \frac{1}{2}\qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } \frac{5}{9}\qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } \frac{3}{5}\qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } \frac{5}{3}\qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } \frac{9}{5}</math> | <math> \mathrm{(A) \ } \frac{1}{2}\qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } \frac{5}{9}\qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } \frac{3}{5}\qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } \frac{5}{3}\qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } \frac{9}{5}</math> | ||
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Therefore, <math>\frac{\frac{5}{3}}{3}=\frac{5}{9}=\boxed{B}</math> | Therefore, <math>\frac{\frac{5}{3}}{3}=\frac{5}{9}=\boxed{B}</math> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Solution 4 - Alcumus=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Let <math>B=(0,0)</math>, <math>C=(s,0)</math>, <math>A=(0,s)</math>, <math>D=(s,s)</math>, and <math>E=\left(s+\frac{r}{\sqrt{2}},s+\frac{r}{\sqrt{2}} \right)</math>. Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to <math>\triangle AFE</math> to obtain <cmath> | ||
+ | r^2+\left(9+5\sqrt{2}\right)=\left(s+\frac{r}{\sqrt{2}}\right)^2+\left(\frac{r}{\sqrt{2}}\right)^2, | ||
+ | </cmath> from which <math>9+5\sqrt{2}=s^2+rs\sqrt{2}</math>. Because <math>r</math> and <math>s</math> are rational, it follows that <math>s^2=9</math> and <math>rs=5</math>, so <math>r/s = \boxed{5/9}</math>. | ||
+ | |||
+ | OR | ||
+ | |||
+ | Extend <math>\overline{AD}</math> past <math>D</math> to meet the circle at <math>G \ne D</math>. Because <math>E</math> is collinear with <math>B</math> and <math>D</math>, <math>\angle EDG = 45^\circ.</math> Also, <math>ED = EG,</math> which implies <math>\angle EGD = 45^\circ</math>, so <math>\triangle EDG</math> is an isosceles right triangle. Thus <math>DG = r\sqrt{2}</math>. By the Power of a Point Theorem, | ||
+ | <cmath>\begin{align*} | ||
+ | 9+5\sqrt{2} &= AF^2 \ | ||
+ | &= AD\cdot AG\ | ||
+ | & = AD\cdot \left(AD+DG\right) \ | ||
+ | &= | ||
+ | s\left(s+r\sqrt{2}\right) \ | ||
+ | &= s^2+rs\sqrt{2}.\end{align*}</cmath> As in the first solution, we conclude that <math>r/s=\boxed{5/9}</math>. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Solution 5 - Answer Choices=== | ||
+ | |||
+ | (Last minute solution) We roughly measure the distance of <math>r</math> and the distance of <math>y</math>. Since <math>r</math> is clearly less than <math>s</math>, we can eliminate answer choices (D) and (E). Next, if we compare the distances, <math>r</math> seems to be just a little more than half of <math>s</math>, thus eliminating answer choice (A). <math>r</math> is only a little bit bigger than half of <math>s</math>, so we can reasonably assume that their ratio is less than <math>\frac{3}{5}</math>. That leaves us with answer choice <math>\boxed{C}</math> , or <math>\frac{5}{9}</math>. | ||
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+ | ==Video Solution by SpredTheMathLove== | ||
+ | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0DCok2ha4M | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == |
Latest revision as of 22:29, 28 September 2023
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[hide]Problem
Square has side length
, a circle centered at
has radius
, and
and
are both rational. The circle passes through
, and
lies on
. Point
lies on the circle, on the same side of
as
. Segment
is tangent to the circle, and
. What is
?
Solutions
Solution 1
One possibility is to use the coordinate plane, setting at the origin. Point
will be
and
will be
since
, and
are collinear and contain a diagonal of
. The Pythagorean theorem results in
This implies that and
; dividing gives us
.
Solution 2
First note that angle is right since
is tangent to the circle. Using the Pythagorean Theorem on
, then, we see
But it can also be seen that . Therefore, since
lies on
,
. Using the Law of Cosines on
, we see
Thus, since and
are rational,
and
. So
,
, and
.
Solution 3
(Similar to Solution 1)
First, draw line AE and mark a point Z that is equidistant from E and D so that and that line
includes point D. Since DE is equal to the radius
,
Note that triangles and
share the same hypotenuse
, meaning that
Plugging in our values we have:
By logic
and
Therefore,
Solution 4 - Alcumus
Let ,
,
,
, and
. Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to
to obtain
from which
. Because
and
are rational, it follows that
and
, so
.
OR
Extend past
to meet the circle at
. Because
is collinear with
and
,
Also,
which implies
, so
is an isosceles right triangle. Thus
. By the Power of a Point Theorem,
As in the first solution, we conclude that
.
Solution 5 - Answer Choices
(Last minute solution) We roughly measure the distance of and the distance of
. Since
is clearly less than
, we can eliminate answer choices (D) and (E). Next, if we compare the distances,
seems to be just a little more than half of
, thus eliminating answer choice (A).
is only a little bit bigger than half of
, so we can reasonably assume that their ratio is less than
. That leaves us with answer choice
, or
.
Video Solution by SpredTheMathLove
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0DCok2ha4M
See Also
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