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| + | Let <math> O </math> be the incenter. <math> AO </math> is the angle bisector of <math> \angle MAN </math>. Let the angle bisector of <math> \angle BAC </math> meets <math> BC </math> at <math> P </math> and the angle bisector of <math> \angle ABC </math> meets <math> AC </math> at <math> Q </math>. By applying both angle bisector theorem and menelaus' theorem, | ||
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| + | <math>\frac{AO}{OP} \times \frac{BP}{BC} \times \frac{CQ}{QA} = 1 </math> | ||
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| + | <math>\frac{AO}{OP} \times \frac{12}{30} \times \frac{24}{12} = 1 </math> | ||
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| + | <math>\frac{AO}{OP}=\frac{5}{4} </math> | ||
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| + | <math>\frac{AO}{AP}=\frac{5}{9} </math> | ||
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| + | Perimeter of <math> \triangle AMN = \frac{12+24+18}{9} \times 5 = 30 </math> | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
{{AMC12 box|year=2011|num-b=12|num-a=14|ab=A}} | {{AMC12 box|year=2011|num-b=12|num-a=14|ab=A}} | ||
Revision as of 03:25, 11 February 2011
Problem
Triangle 
has side-lengths 
and 
The line through the incenter of 
parallel to 
intersects 
at 
and $\overbar{AC}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg) at 
What is the perimeter of 
Solution
Let 
be the incenter. 
is the angle bisector of 
. Let the angle bisector of 
meets 
at 
and the angle bisector of 
meets 
at 
. By applying both angle bisector theorem and menelaus' theorem,
Perimeter of 
See also
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