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| − | <math>AC</math> is <math>\frac{1}{3}</math> of diameter and <math>CO</math> is <math>\frac{1}{2}</math> - <math>\frac{1}{3}</math> = <math>\frac{1}{6}</math>. <math>OD</math> is the radius of the circle, so using the Pythagorean theorem height <math>CD</math> is <math>\sqrt{(\frac{1}{2})^2-(\frac{1}{6})^2)=\frac(\sqrt{2}){3}</math> | + | <math>AC</math> is <math>\frac{1}{3}</math> of diameter and <math>CO</math> is <math>\frac{1}{2}</math> - <math>\frac{1}{3}</math> = <math>\frac{1}{6}</math>. <math>OD</math> is the radius of the circle, so using the Pythagorean theorem height <math>CD</math> is <math>\sqrt{(\frac{1}{2})^2-(\frac{1}{6})^2))</math> = <math>\frac(\sqrt{2}){3}</math> |
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Revision as of 21:04, 24 December 2008
Problem
Let 
be a diameter of a circle and let 
be a point on with 
. Let 
and 
be points on the circle such that 
and 
is a second diameter. What is the ratio of the area of 
to the area of 
?
Solution
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is 
of diameter and 
is 
- = 
. 
is the radius of the circle, so using the Pythagorean theorem height 
is $\sqrt{(\frac{1}{2})^2-(\frac{1}{6})^2))$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg) = $\frac(\sqrt{2}){3}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
See also
| 2005 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 22 |
Followed by Problem 24 | |
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| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
