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In triangle <math>ABC</math>, <math>AB=13</math>, <math>BC=14</math>, and <math>CA=15</math>. Distinct points <math>D</math>, <math>E</math>, and <math>F</math> lie on segments <math>\overline{BC}</math>, <math>\overline{CA}</math>, and <math>\overline{DE}</math>, respectively, such that <math>\overline{AD}\perp\overline{BC}</math>, <math>\overline{DE}\perp\overline{AC}</math>, and <math>\overline{AF}\perp\overline{BF}</math>. The length of segment <math>\overline{DF}</math> can be written as <math>\frac{m}{n}</math>, where <math>m</math> and <math>n</math> are relatively prime positive integers. What is <math>m+n</math>? | In triangle <math>ABC</math>, <math>AB=13</math>, <math>BC=14</math>, and <math>CA=15</math>. Distinct points <math>D</math>, <math>E</math>, and <math>F</math> lie on segments <math>\overline{BC}</math>, <math>\overline{CA}</math>, and <math>\overline{DE}</math>, respectively, such that <math>\overline{AD}\perp\overline{BC}</math>, <math>\overline{DE}\perp\overline{AC}</math>, and <math>\overline{AF}\perp\overline{BF}</math>. The length of segment <math>\overline{DF}</math> can be written as <math>\frac{m}{n}</math>, where <math>m</math> and <math>n</math> are relatively prime positive integers. What is <math>m+n</math>? | ||
− | + | <math> \textbf{(A)}\ 18\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 21\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 24\qquad\textbf{(D)}}\ 27\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 30</math> | |
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Revision as of 18:13, 22 February 2013
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 ?
$\textbf{(A)}\ 18\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 21\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 24\qquad\textbf{(D)}}\ 27\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 30$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
Solution
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