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Revision as of 20:21, 23 January 2024
Contents
Problem
Let be a scalene triangle. Point
lies on
so that
bisects
The line through
perpendicular to
intersects the line through
parallel to
at point
Suppose
and
What is
Diagram
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Solution 1 (Angle Bisector Theorem and Similar Triangles)
Suppose that intersects
and
at
and
respectively. By Angle-Side-Angle, we conclude that
Let By the Angle Bisector Theorem, we have
or
By alternate interior angles, we get and
Note that
by the Angle-Angle Similarity, with the ratio of similitude
It follows that
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Solution 2 (Auxiliary Lines)
Let the intersection of and
be
, and the intersection of
and
be
. Draw a line from
to
, and label the point of intersection
.
By adding this extra line, we now have many pairs of similar triangles. We have , with a ratio of
, so
and
. We also have
with ratio
. Additionally,
(with an unknown ratio). It is also true that
.
Suppose the area of is
. Then,
. Because
and
share the same height and have a base ratio of
,
. Because
and
share the same height and have a base ratio of
,
,
, and thus
. Thus,
.
Finally, we have , and because these triangles share the same height
. Notice that these side lengths are corresponding side lengths of the similar triangles
and
. This means that
.
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Solution 3 (Slopes)
Let point be the origin, with
being on the positive
-axis and
being in the first quadrant.
By the Angle Bisector Theorem, . Thus, assume that
, and
.
Let the perpendicular from to
be
.
Using Heron's formula,
Hence,
Next, we have
The slope of line is thus
Therefore, since the slopes of perpendicular lines have a product of , the slope of line
is
. This means that we can solve for the coordinates of
:
We also know that the coordinates of are
, because
and
.
Since the -coordinates of
and
are the same, and their
-coordinates differ by
, the distance between them is
. Our answer is
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Solution 4 (Assumption)
Since there is only one possible value of
, we assume
. By the angle bisector theorem,
, so
and
. Now observe that
. Let the intersection of
and
be
. Then
. Consequently,
and therefore
, so
, and we're done!
Video Solution 1
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Video Solution 2
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Video Solution 3
Video Solution 4
Video Solution 4 by SpreadTheMathLove
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhlpSATltRU
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See Also
2022 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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