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<math>O</math> is midpoint of <math>DE \Rightarrow</math> Area of <math>\triangle DCE = 2 \cdot</math> Area of <math>\triangle DCO = 2 \cdot (\frac{1}{6} \cdot</math> Area of <math>\triangle ABD) = \frac{1}{3} \cdot</math> Area of <math>\triangle ABD \Longrightarrow \mathrm{(C)}</math>. | <math>O</math> is midpoint of <math>DE \Rightarrow</math> Area of <math>\triangle DCE = 2 \cdot</math> Area of <math>\triangle DCO = 2 \cdot (\frac{1}{6} \cdot</math> Area of <math>\triangle ABD) = \frac{1}{3} \cdot</math> Area of <math>\triangle ABD \Longrightarrow \mathrm{(C)}</math>. | ||
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+ | ===Solution 3=== | ||
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+ | Let <math>r</math> be the radius of the circle. Note that <math>AC+BC = 2r</math> so <math>AC = \frac{2}{3}r</math>. | ||
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+ | By [[Power of a Point Theorem]], <math>CD^2= AC \cdot BC = 2\cdot AC^2</math>, and thus <math>CD = \sqrt{2} \cdot AC = \frac{2\sqrt{2}}{3}r</math> | ||
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+ | Then the area of <math>\triangle ABD</math> is <math>\frac{1}{2} AB \cdot CD = \frac{2\sqrt{2}}{3}r^2</math>. Similarly, the area of <math>\triangle DCE</math> is <math>\frac{1}{2}(r-AC) \cdot 2 \cdot CD = \frac{2\sqrt{2}}{9}r^2</math>, so the desired ratio is <math>\frac{\frac{2\sqrt{2}}{9}r^2}{\frac{2\sqrt{2}}{3}r^2} = \frac{1}{3} \Longrightarrow \mathrm{(C)}</math> | ||
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Problem
Let be a diameter of a circle and
be a point on
with
. Let
and
be points on the circle such that
and
is a second diameter. What is the ratio of the area of
to the area of
?
Solution
Solution 1
Notice that the bases of both triangles are diameters of the circle. Hence the ratio of the areas is just the ratio of the heights of the triangles, or (
is the foot of the perpendicular from
to
).
Call the radius . Then
,
. Using the Pythagorean Theorem in
, we get
.
Now we have to find . Notice
, so we can write the proportion:
![$\frac{OF}{OC} = \frac{OC}{OD}$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/0/2/2/02291691270e57eea057ea561416318b8de9fc01.png)
![$\frac{OF}{\frac{1}{3}r} = \frac{\frac{1}{3}r}{r}$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/6/e/1/6e1dcd67ba34e71f9f880510df1fd482941f6e37.png)
![$OF = \frac 19r$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/5/a/4/5a4dcf36a069d28f1265cf8c1b825c9ae46c0cbd.png)
By the Pythagorean Theorem in , we have
.
Our answer is .
Solution 2
Let the centre of the circle be .
Note that .
is midpoint of
.
is midpoint of
Area of
Area of
Area of
Area of
.
Solution 3
Let be the radius of the circle. Note that
so
.
By Power of a Point Theorem, , and thus
Then the area of is
. Similarly, the area of
is
, so the desired ratio is
See also
2005 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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