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− | Plug points into the [[ | + | Plug points into the [[Shoelace Theorem]]. This will provide you with the equation <math>|-p - 197 + 11q| = 140</math>. The find the midpoint of the line <math>BC</math> which is <math>(17.5,19.5)</math>. Now using this post and the given slope of the median, <math>-5</math>, using basic algebra we can find the equation of the median which is <math>q = -5p + 107</math>. Now that we have been given <math>q</math> in terms of <math>p</math> plug this equation back into <math>|-p - 197 + 11q| = 140</math>. The result is the equation <math>|980 - 56p| = 140</math>. Sove this equation for two possible answers <math>p = 15, 20</math>. Plugging into <math>q = -5p + 107</math> these inputs produce <math>q</math> values <math>32</math> and <math>7</math>. Obviously <math>15 + 32</math> is the greater sum so the answer is <math>47</math> and we are done. |
== See also == | == See also == |
Revision as of 14:46, 26 December 2017
Problem
Triangle lies in the cartesian plane and has an area of
. The coordinates of
and
are
and
respectively, and the coordinates of
are
The line containing the median to side
has slope
Find the largest possible value of
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Solution 1
The midpoint of line segment
is
. The equation of the median can be found by
. Cross multiply and simplify to yield that
, so
.
Use determinants to find that the area of is
(note that there is a missing absolute value; we will assume that the other solution for the triangle will give a smaller value of
, which is provable by following these steps over again). We can calculate this determinant to become
. Thus,
.
Setting this equation equal to the equation of the median, we get that , so
. Solving produces that
. Substituting backwards yields that
; the solution is
.
Solution 2
Using the equation of the median from above, we can write the coordinates of as
. The equation of
is
, so
. In general form, the line is
. Use the equation for the distance between a line and point to find the distance between
and
(which is the height of
):
. Now we need the length of
, which is
. The area of
is
. Thus,
, and
. We are looking for
. The maximum possible value of
.
Solution 3
Again, the midpoint of line segment
is at
. Let
be the point
, which lies along the line through
of slope
. The area of triangle
can be computed in a number of ways (one possibility: extend
until it hits the line
, and subtract one triangle from another), and each such calculation gives an area of 14. This is
of our needed area, so we simply need the point
to be 5 times as far from
as
is. Thus
, and the sum of coordinates will be larger if we take the positive value, so
and the answer is
.
Solution 4
Plug points into the Shoelace Theorem. This will provide you with the equation . The find the midpoint of the line
which is
. Now using this post and the given slope of the median,
, using basic algebra we can find the equation of the median which is
. Now that we have been given
in terms of
plug this equation back into
. The result is the equation
. Sove this equation for two possible answers
. Plugging into
these inputs produce
values
and
. Obviously
is the greater sum so the answer is
and we are done.
See also
2005 AIME I (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 9 |
Followed by Problem 11 | |
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