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− | Clearly, <math>EA = EF = BG</math>. Thus, the sides of [[right triangle]] <math>CDE</math> are in arithmetic progression. Thus it is [[similar triangles|similar]] to the triangle <math>3 - 4 - 5</math> and since <math>DC = 2</math>, <math>CE = 5 | + | Clearly, <math>EA = EF = BG</math>. Thus, the sides of [[right triangle]] <math>CDE</math> are in arithmetic progression. Thus it is [[similar triangles|similar]] to the triangle <math>3 - 4 - 5</math> and since <math>DC = 2</math>, <math>CE = \frac{5}{2} \Rightarrow\boxed{\mathrm{(D)}\ \frac{5}{2}}</math>. |
== Solution 4 == | == Solution 4 == |
Revision as of 19:37, 19 June 2020
- The following problem is from both the 2004 AMC 12A #18 and 2004 AMC 10A #22, so both problems redirect to this page.
Problem
Square has side length
. A semicircle with diameter
is constructed inside the square, and the tangent to the semicircle from
intersects side
at
. What is the length of
?
Solution 1
Let the point of tangency be
. By the Two Tangent Theorem
and
. Thus
. The Pythagorean Theorem on
yields
Hence .
Solution 2
Call the point of tangency point and the midpoint of
as
.
by Tangent Theorem. Notice that
. Thus,
and
. Solving
. Adding, the answer is
.
Solution 3
Clearly, . Thus, the sides of right triangle
are in arithmetic progression. Thus it is similar to the triangle
and since
,
.
Solution 4
Let us call the midpoint of side , point
. Since the semicircle has radius 1, we can do the Pythagorean theorem on sides
. We get
. We then know that
by Pythagorean theorem. Then by connecting
, we get similar triangles
and
. Solving the ratios, we get
, so the answer is
.
Solution 5
Using the diagram as drawn in Solution 5, let the total area of square be divided into the triangles
,
,
, and
. Let x be the length of AE. Thus, the area of each triangle can be determined as follows:
(the length of CE is calculated with the Pythagorean Theorem, lines GE and
CE are perpendicular by definition of tangent)
Adding up the areas and equating to the area of the total square (2*2=4), we get
Solving for x:
Solving for length of CE with the value we have for x: