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<math>\triangle ADC \sim \triangle DEC</math> because of <math>AA \sim</math> . <math>\angle{ADC} = \angle{DEC} = 90°</math>. Lets say <math>\angle{ADE} = x</math>. So <math>\angle{EDC} = 90 - x</math> and <math>\angle{DEC} = 180 - 90 - (90 - x) = x</math> so <math>\angle{ADE} = \angle{DEC}</math> | <math>\triangle ADC \sim \triangle DEC</math> because of <math>AA \sim</math> . <math>\angle{ADC} = \angle{DEC} = 90°</math>. Lets say <math>\angle{ADE} = x</math>. So <math>\angle{EDC} = 90 - x</math> and <math>\angle{DEC} = 180 - 90 - (90 - x) = x</math> so <math>\angle{ADE} = \angle{DEC}</math> | ||
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Revision as of 22:38, 18 June 2023
- The following problem is from both the 2013 AMC 12B #19 and 2013 AMC 10B #23, so both problems redirect to this page.
Contents
Problem
In triangle ,
,
, and
. Distinct points
,
, and
lie on segments
,
, and
, respectively, such that
,
, and
. The length of segment
can be written as
, where
and
are relatively prime positive integers. What is
?
Diagram
Solution 1
Since , quadrilateral
is cyclic. It follows that
, so
are similar. In addition,
. We can easily find
,
, and
using Pythagorean triples.
So, the ratio of the longer leg to the hypotenuse of all three similar triangles is , and the ratio of the shorter leg to the hypotenuse is
. It follows that
.
Let . By Ptolemy's Theorem, we have
Dividing by
we get
so our answer is
.
~Edits by BakedPotato66
Solution 2
From solution 1, we know that and
. Since
, we can figure out that
. We also know what
is so we can figure what
is:
. Quadrilateral
is cyclic, implying that
= 180°. Therefore,
, and triangles
. Solving the resulting proportion gives
. Therefore,
.
and our answer is
.
because of
.
. Lets say
. So
and
so
Solution 3
If we draw a diagram as given, but then add point on
such that
in order to use the Pythagorean theorem, we end up with similar triangles
and
. Thus,
and
, where
is the length of
. Using the Pythagorean theorem, we now get
and
can be found out noting that
is just
through base times height (since
, similar triangles gives
), and that
is just
. From there,
Now,
, and squaring and adding both sides and subtracting a 169 from both sides gives
, so
. Thus, the answer is
.
Solution 4 (Power of a Point)
First, we find ,
, and
via the Pythagorean Theorem or by using similar triangles. Next, because
is an altitude of triangle
,
. Using that, we can use the Pythagorean Theorem and similar triangles to find
and
.
Points ,
,
, and
all lie on a circle whose diameter is
. Let the point where the circle intersects
be
. Using power of a point, we can write the following equation to solve for
:
Using that, we can find
, and using
, we can find that
.
We can use power of a point again to solve for :
Thus,
.
Video Solution
https://youtu.be/XZBKnobK-JU?t=3064
See also
2013 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
Preceded by Problem 18 |
Followed by Problem 20 |
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | |
All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions |
2013 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 22 |
Followed by Problem 24 | |
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | ||
All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions |
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