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Problem
Let be equilateral, and
and
be the midpoints of
and
respectively. There exist points
and
on
and
respectively, with the property that
is on
is on
and
is on
The ratio of the area of triangle
to the area of triangle
is
where
and
are integers, and
is not divisible by the square of any prime. What is
?
Solution 1
We let ,
,
. Since
and
,
and
.
By alternate interior angles, we have and
. By vertical angles,
.
Thus , so
.
Since is equilateral,
. Solving for
and
using
and
gives
and
.
Using the Law of Cosines, we get

We want the ratio of the squares of the sides, so so
.
Solution 2 (in progress)
Note: The diagram for Solution 1 is inaccurate. This solution uses an accurate diagram as suggested by the problem
Without loss of generality, let .
See also
1998 AIME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 11 |
Followed by Problem 13 | |
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