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Revision as of 19:42, 4 September 2021
Problem
Given a circle of radius , let
be a point at a distance
from the center
of the circle. Let
be the point on the circle nearest to point
. A line passing through the point
intersects the circle at points
and
. The maximum possible area for
can be written in the form
, where
,
,
, and
are positive integers,
and
are relatively prime, and
is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find
.
Solution 1
Now we put the figure in the Cartesian plane, let the center of the circle , then
, and
The equation for Circle O is , and let the slope of the line
be
, then the equation for line
is
.
Then we get . According to Vieta's Formulas, we get
, and
So,
Also, the distance between and
is
So the area
Then the maximum value of is
So the answer is .
Solution 2
Draw perpendicular to
at
. Draw
perpendicular to
at
.
Therefore, to maximize area of , we need to maximize area of
.
So when area of is maximized,
.
Eventually, we get
So the answer is .
Solution 3 (simpler solution)
A rather easier solution is presented in the Girls' Angle WordPress:
http://girlsangle.wordpress.com/2013/11/26/2013-aime-2-problem-10/
See Also
2013 AIME II (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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Followed by Problem 11 | |
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