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Thus let <math>x> 0</math> be such that <math>XA = 3x</math> and <math>XB = 4x</math>. Then Pythagorean Theorem on <math>\triangle APX</math> yields <math>AP = \sqrt{AX^2 - XP^2} = 3\sqrt{x^2-1}</math>, and so<cmath>[ABCD] = 2[ABD] = AP\cdot BD = 3\sqrt{x^2-1}\cdot 8x = 24x\sqrt{x^2-1}.</cmath>Solving this for <math>x^2</math> yields <math>x^2 = \tfrac12 + \tfrac{\sqrt{41}}8</math>, and so<cmath>(8x)^2 = 64x^2 = 64\left(\tfrac12 + \tfrac{\sqrt{41}}8\right) = 32 + 8\sqrt{41}.</cmath>The requested answer is <math>32 + 8 + 41 = \boxed{81}</math>.
 
Thus let <math>x> 0</math> be such that <math>XA = 3x</math> and <math>XB = 4x</math>. Then Pythagorean Theorem on <math>\triangle APX</math> yields <math>AP = \sqrt{AX^2 - XP^2} = 3\sqrt{x^2-1}</math>, and so<cmath>[ABCD] = 2[ABD] = AP\cdot BD = 3\sqrt{x^2-1}\cdot 8x = 24x\sqrt{x^2-1}.</cmath>Solving this for <math>x^2</math> yields <math>x^2 = \tfrac12 + \tfrac{\sqrt{41}}8</math>, and so<cmath>(8x)^2 = 64x^2 = 64\left(\tfrac12 + \tfrac{\sqrt{41}}8\right) = 32 + 8\sqrt{41}.</cmath>The requested answer is <math>32 + 8 + 41 = \boxed{81}</math>.
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== Video Solution by OmegaLearn (Cyclic Quadrilateral and Power of a Point) ==
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Revision as of 23:23, 11 February 2021

Problem

Let $ABCD$ be a parallelogram with area $15$. Points $P$ and $Q$ are the projections of $A$ and $C,$ respectively, onto the line $BD;$ and points $R$ and $S$ are the projections of $B$ and $D,$ respectively, onto the line $AC.$ See the figure, which also shows the relative locations of these points.

[asy] size(350); defaultpen(linewidth(0.8)+fontsize(11)); real theta = aTan(1.25/2); pair A = 2.5*dir(180+theta), B = (3.35,0), C = -A, D = -B, P = foot(A,B,D), Q = -P, R = foot(B,A,C), S = -R; draw(A--B--C--D--A^^B--D^^R--S^^rightanglemark(A,P,D,6)^^rightanglemark(C,Q,D,6)); draw(B--R^^C--Q^^A--P^^D--S,linetype("4 4")); dot("$A$",A,dir(270)); dot("$B$",B,E); dot("$C$",C,N); dot("$D$",D,W); dot("$P$",P,SE); dot("$Q$",Q,NE); dot("$R$",R,N); dot("$S$",S,dir(270)); [/asy]

Suppose $PQ=6$ and $RS=8,$ and let $d$ denote the length of $\overline{BD},$ the longer diagonal of $ABCD.$ Then $d^2$ can be written in the form $m+n\sqrt p,$ where $m,n,$ and $p$ are positive integers and $p$ is not divisible by the square of any prime. What is $m+n+p?$

$\textbf{(A) }81 \qquad \textbf{(B) }89 \qquad \textbf{(C) }97\qquad \textbf{(D) }105 \qquad \textbf{(E) }113$

Solution

Let $X$ denote the intersection point of the diagonals $AC$ and $BD$. Remark that by symmetry $X$ is the midpoint of both $\overline{PQ}$ and $\overline{RS}$, so $XP = XQ = 3$ and $XR = XS = 4$. Now note that since $\angle APB = \angle ARB = 90^\circ$, quadrilateral $ARPB$ is cyclic, and so \[XR\cdot XA = XP\cdot XB,\]which implies $\tfrac{XA}{XB} = \tfrac{XP}{XR} = \tfrac34$.

Thus let $x> 0$ be such that $XA = 3x$ and $XB = 4x$. Then Pythagorean Theorem on $\triangle APX$ yields $AP = \sqrt{AX^2 - XP^2} = 3\sqrt{x^2-1}$, and so\[[ABCD] = 2[ABD] = AP\cdot BD = 3\sqrt{x^2-1}\cdot 8x = 24x\sqrt{x^2-1}.\]Solving this for $x^2$ yields $x^2 = \tfrac12 + \tfrac{\sqrt{41}}8$, and so\[(8x)^2 = 64x^2 = 64\left(\tfrac12 + \tfrac{\sqrt{41}}8\right) = 32 + 8\sqrt{41}.\]The requested answer is $32 + 8 + 41 = \boxed{81}$.


Video Solution by OmegaLearn (Cyclic Quadrilateral and Power of a Point)

https://youtu.be/1zhwR9B2Gy8

~ pi_is_3.14

See Also

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