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== Problem ==
 
== Problem ==
 
In a certain [[circle]], the [[chord]] of a <math>d</math>-degree arc is <math>22</math> centimeters long, and the chord of a <math>2d</math>-degree arc is <math>20</math> centimeters longer than the chord of a <math>3d</math>-degree arc, where <math>d < 120.</math>  The length of the chord of a <math>3d</math>-degree arc is <math>- m + \sqrt {n}</math> centimeters, where <math>m</math> and <math>n</math> are positive integers.  Find <math>m + n.</math>
 
In a certain [[circle]], the [[chord]] of a <math>d</math>-degree arc is <math>22</math> centimeters long, and the chord of a <math>2d</math>-degree arc is <math>20</math> centimeters longer than the chord of a <math>3d</math>-degree arc, where <math>d < 120.</math>  The length of the chord of a <math>3d</math>-degree arc is <math>- m + \sqrt {n}</math> centimeters, where <math>m</math> and <math>n</math> are positive integers.  Find <math>m + n.</math>
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== Solution ==
 
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pointpen = black; pathpen = black+linewidth(0.7);
 
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pair A=(0,0), B=(0,22), C=OP(CR(A,11+165^.5),CR(B,22)), D=OP(CR(A,-9+165^.5),CR(C,22));
 
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D(D(MP("A",A,E))--D(MP("B",B,N))--D(MP("C",C,W))--D(MP("D",D,SW))--A--C); D(circumcircle(A,B,C)); MP("22",(A+B)/2,E); MP("22",(C+B)/2,NW); MP("22",(C+D)/2,SW); MP("22",(A+B)/2,E); MP("x",(A+D)/2,SE); MP("x+20",(A+C)/2,NE);
 
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</asy></center>
 
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We let our chord of degree <math>d</math> be <math>\overline{AB}</math>, of degree <math>2d</math> be <math>\overline{AC}</math>, and of degree <math>3d</math> be <math>\overline{AD}</math>. We are given that <math>AC = AD + 20</math>. Let <math>x = AD</math>. Since <math>AB = BC = CD = 22</math>, quadrilateral <math>ABCD</math> is a [[cyclic quadrilateral|cyclic]] [[isosceles trapezoid]], and so <math>BD = AC = AD + 20</math>. By [[Ptolemy's Theorem]], we have
 
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<cmath>\begin{align*}
 
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AB \cdot CD + AD \cdot BC &= AC \cdot BD\\
 
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22^2 + 22x = (x+20)^2 &\Longrightarrow x^2 + 18x - 84 = 0\\
 
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x = \frac{-18 + \sqrt{18^2 + 4\cdot 84}}{2} &= -9 + \sqrt{165}\end{align*}</cmath>
 
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Therefore, the answer is <math>m+n = \boxed{174}</math>.
 
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==

Revision as of 18:37, 26 April 2014

Problem

In a certain circle, the chord of a $d$-degree arc is $22$ centimeters long, and the chord of a $2d$-degree arc is $20$ centimeters longer than the chord of a $3d$-degree arc, where $d < 120.$ The length of the chord of a $3d$-degree arc is $- m + \sqrt {n}$ centimeters, where $m$ and $n$ are positive integers. Find $m + n.$

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