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We start by adding a few points to the diagram. Call <math>F</math> the midpoint of <math>AE</math>, and <math>G</math> the midpoint of <math>BC</math>. We also have <math>\angle BAC = \theta</math>. Since triangle <math>ADE</math> is isosceles, <math>\angle AED = \theta</math>, and <math>\angle ADF = \angle EDF = 90 - \theta</math>. Since <math>\angle DEA = \theta</math>, <math>\angle DEC = 180 - \theta</math> and <math>\angle EDC = \angle ECD = \frac{\theta}{2}</math>. Since <math>FDC</math> is a right triangle, <math>\angle FDC = 180 - 90 - \frac{\theta}{2} = \frac{180-m}{2}</math>. | We start by adding a few points to the diagram. Call <math>F</math> the midpoint of <math>AE</math>, and <math>G</math> the midpoint of <math>BC</math>. We also have <math>\angle BAC = \theta</math>. Since triangle <math>ADE</math> is isosceles, <math>\angle AED = \theta</math>, and <math>\angle ADF = \angle EDF = 90 - \theta</math>. Since <math>\angle DEA = \theta</math>, <math>\angle DEC = 180 - \theta</math> and <math>\angle EDC = \angle ECD = \frac{\theta}{2}</math>. Since <math>FDC</math> is a right triangle, <math>\angle FDC = 180 - 90 - \frac{\theta}{2} = \frac{180-m}{2}</math>. | ||
− | Since <math>\angle BAG = \frac{\theta}{2}</math> and <math>\angle ABG = \frac{180-m}{2}</math>, triangles <math>ABG</math> and <math>CDF</math> are similar by Angle-Angle similarity. Using similar triangle ratios, we have <math>\frac{AG}{BG} = \frac{CF}{DF}</math>. <math>AG = 8</math> and <math>BG = 6</math> because there are <math>2</math> <math>6-8-10</math> triangles in the problem. Call <math>AD = x</math>. Then <math>CE = x</math> and <math>AE = 10-x</math>. Thus <math>CF = x + \frac{10-x}{2}</math>. Our ratio now becomes <math>\frac{8}{6} = \frac{x+ \frac{10-x}{2}{DF}</math>. Solving for <math>DF</math> gives us <math>DF = \frac{30+3x}{8}</math>. Since <math>DF</math> is the height of the triangle <math>ADE</math>, <math>FE^2 + DF^2 = x^2</math>, or <math>DF = \sqrt{x^2 - (\frac{10-x}{2})^2}</math>. Solving the equation <math>\frac{30+3x}{8} = \sqrt{x^2 - (\frac{10-x}{2})^2}</math> gives us <math>x = \frac{250}{39}</math>, so our answer is <math>250+39 = \boxed{289}</math>. | + | Since <math>\angle BAG = \frac{\theta}{2}</math> and <math>\angle ABG = \frac{180-m}{2}</math>, triangles <math>ABG</math> and <math>CDF</math> are similar by Angle-Angle similarity. Using similar triangle ratios, we have <math>\frac{AG}{BG} = \frac{CF}{DF}</math>. <math>AG = 8</math> and <math>BG = 6</math> because there are <math>2</math> <math>6-8-10</math> triangles in the problem. Call <math>AD = x</math>. Then <math>CE = x</math> and <math>AE = 10-x</math>. Thus <math>CF = x + \frac{10-x}{2}</math>. Our ratio now becomes <math>\frac{8}{6} = \frac{x+ \frac{10-x}{2}}{DF}</math>. Solving for <math>DF</math> gives us <math>DF = \frac{30+3x}{8}</math>. Since <math>DF</math> is the height of the triangle <math>ADE</math>, <math>FE^2 + DF^2 = x^2</math>, or <math>DF = \sqrt{x^2 - (\frac{10-x}{2})^2}</math>. Solving the equation <math>\frac{30+3x}{8} = \sqrt{x^2 - (\frac{10-x}{2})^2}</math> gives us <math>x = \frac{250}{39}</math>, so our answer is <math>250+39 = \boxed{289}</math>. |
==Solution 3 (Algebra w/ Law of Cosines)== | ==Solution 3 (Algebra w/ Law of Cosines)== |
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Contents
- 1 Problem 4
- 2 Solution 1 (No Trig)
- 3 Solution 2 (Easy Similar Triangles)
- 4 Solution 3 (Algebra w/ Law of Cosines)
- 5 Solution 4 (Coordinates)
- 6 Solution 5 (Law of Cosines)
- 7 Solution 6
- 8 Solution 7 (Fastest via Law of Cosines)
- 9 Solution 8 (Easiest way- Coordinates without bash)
- 10 Solution 9 Even Faster Law of Cosines(1 variable equation)
- 11 See Also
Problem 4
In and . Point lies strictly between and on and point lies strictly between and on so that . Then can be expressed in the form , where and are relatively prime positive integers. Find .
Solution 1 (No Trig)
We draw the altitude from to to get point . We notice that the triangle's height from to is 8 because it is a Right Triangle. To find the length of , we let represent and set up an equation by finding two ways to express the area. The equation is , which leaves us with . We then solve for the length , which is done through pythagorean theorm and get = . We can now see that is a Right Triangle. Thus, we set as , and yield that . Now, we can see = . Solving this equation, we yield , or . Thus, our final answer is . ~bluebacon008
Solution 2 (Easy Similar Triangles)
We start by adding a few points to the diagram. Call the midpoint of , and the midpoint of . We also have . Since triangle is isosceles, , and . Since , and . Since is a right triangle, .
Since and , triangles and are similar by Angle-Angle similarity. Using similar triangle ratios, we have . and because there are triangles in the problem. Call . Then and . Thus . Our ratio now becomes . Solving for gives us . Since is the height of the triangle , , or . Solving the equation gives us , so our answer is .
Solution 3 (Algebra w/ Law of Cosines)
As in the diagram, let . Consider point on the diagram shown above. Our goal is to be able to perform Pythagorean Theorem on , and . Let . Therefore, it is trivial to see that (leave everything squared so that it cancels nicely at the end). By Pythagorean Theorem on Triangle , we know that . Finally, we apply Law of Cosines on Triangle . We know that . Therefore, we get that . We can now do our final calculation: After some quick cleaning up, we get Therefore, our answer is .
~awesome1st
Solution 4 (Coordinates)
Let , , and . Then, let be in the interval and parametrically define and as and respectively. Note that , so . This means that However, since is extraneous by definition, ~ mathwiz0803
Solution 5 (Law of Cosines)
As shown in the diagram, let denote . Let us denote the foot of the altitude of to as . Note that can be expressed as and is a triangle . Therefore, and . Before we can proceed with the Law of Cosines, we must determine . Using LOC, we can write the following statement: Thus, the desired answer is ~ blitzkrieg21
Solution 6
In isosceles triangle, draw the altitude from onto . Let the point of intersection be . Clearly, , and hence .
Now, we recognise that the perpendicular from onto gives us two -- triangles. So, we calculate and
. And hence,
Inspecting gives us Solving the equation gives
~novus677
Solution 7 (Fastest via Law of Cosines)
We can have 2 Law of Cosines applied on (one from and one from ),
and
Solving for in both equations, we get
and , so the answer is
-RootThreeOverTwo
Solution 8 (Easiest way- Coordinates without bash)
Let , and . From there, we know that , so line is . Hence, for some , and so . Now, notice that by symmetry, , so . Because , we now have , which simplifies to , so , and . It follows that , and our answer is .
-Stormersyle
Solution 9 Even Faster Law of Cosines(1 variable equation)
Doing law of cosines we know that is * Dropping the perpendicular from to we get that Solving for we get so our answer is .
-harsha12345
- It is good to remember that doubling the smallest angle of a 3-4-5 triangle gives the larger (not right) angle in a 7-24-25 triangle.
See Also
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