Difference between revisions of "Mock Geometry AIME 2011 Problems/Problem 6"

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Problem

Three points $A,B,C$ are chosen at random on a circle. The probability that there exists a point $P$ inside an equilateral triangle $A_1B_1C_1$ such that $PA_1=BC,PB_1=AC,PC_1=AB$ can be expressed in the form $\frac{m} {n},$ where $m,n$ are relatively prime positive integers. Find $m+n.$

Solution

The problem asks for the probability that point $P$ is inside an equilateral triangle $A_1B_1C_1$ . Let $x$ , $y$ , and $z$ be the three distances from point $P$ to each of the vertices, with $x$ being the longest distance. Let's consider the case in which point $P$ is actually on the line: $[asy] unitsize(0.75cm); draw((0,1+4*sqrt(3))--(8,1+4*sqrt(3))); draw((0,1+4*sqrt(3))--(4,1)); draw((8,1+4*sqrt(3))--(4,1)); draw((6,1+4*sqrt(3))--(4,1)); label("$P$",(6,1+4*sqrt(3)),NNW); label("$x$",(5,1+2*sqrt(3)),NNW); label("$y$", (3.5,1+4*sqrt(3)),NW); label("$z$", (7.5,1+4*sqrt(3)),NW); [/asy]$

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Difference between revisions of "Mock Geometry AIME 2011 Problems/Problem 6"

Revision as of 19:40, 7 July 2019

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Solution

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 draw((8,1+4*sqrt(3))--(4,1));
 draw((6,1+4*sqrt(3))--(4,1));
-label("$P$",(6,1+2*sqrt(3)),NNW);
+label("$P$",(6,1+4*sqrt(3)),NNW);
 label("$x$",(5,1+2*sqrt(3)),NNW);
 label("$y$", (3.5,1+4*sqrt(3)),NW);
 label("$z$", (7.5,1+4*sqrt(3)),NW);
 </asy>