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Problem
In triangle ,
,
and
. Point
is on
,
is on
, and
is on
. Let
,
, and
, where
,
, and
are positive and satisfy
and
. The ratio of the area of triangle
to the area of triangle
can be written in the form
, where
and
are relatively prime positive integers. Find
.
Solution
![[asy] /* -- arbitrary values, I couldn't find nice values for pqr please replace if possible -- */ real p = 0.5, q = 0.1, r = 0.05; /* -- arbitrary values, I couldn't find nice values for pqr please replace if possible -- */ pointpen = black; pathpen = linewidth(0.7) + black; pair A=(0,0),B=(13,0),C=IP(CR(A,17),CR(B,15)), D=A+p*(B-A), E=B+q*(C-B), F=C+r*(A-C); D(D(MP("A",A))--D(MP("B",B))--D(MP("C",C,N))--cycle); D(D(MP("D",D))--D(MP("E",E,NE))--D(MP("F",F,NW))--cycle); [/asy]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/a/a/5/aa532b18510960c694fe8213246465f219c7d942.png)
We let denote area; then the desired value is
![$\frac mn = \frac{[DEF]}{[ABC]} = \frac{[ABC] - [ADF] - [BDE] - [CEF]}{[ABC]}$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/f/0/3/f031606bd0480fc8cb6ee9da5a70ec5dccdfcecb.png)
Using the formula for the area of a triangle , we find that
![$\frac{[ADF]}{[ABC]} = \frac{\frac 12 \cdot p \cdot AB \cdot (1-r) \cdot AC \cdot \sin \angle CAB}{\frac 12 \cdot AB \cdot AC \cdot \sin \angle CAB} = p(1-r)$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/c/c/2/cc254e39ee583e6f0e7845a84cb9f1e473868472.png)
and similarly that and
. Thus, we wish to find
We know that , and also that
. Substituting, the answer is
, and
.
See also
2001 AIME I (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 8 |
Followed by Problem 10 | |
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