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Contents
Problem
Let be a diameter of a circle and 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
Solution 1
Notice that the bases of both triangles are diameters of the circle. Hence the ratio of the areas is just the ratio of the heights of the triangles, or ( is the foot of the perpendicular from to ).
Call the radius . Then , . Using the Pythagorean Theorem in , we get .
Now we have to find . Notice , so we can write the proportion:
By the Pythagorean Theorem in , we have .
Our answer is .
Solution 2
Let the center of the circle be .
Note that .
is midpoint of .
is midpoint of Area of Area of Area of Area of .
Solution 3
Let be the radius of the circle. Note that so .
By Power of a Point Theorem, , and thus
Then the area of is . Similarly, the area of is , so the desired ratio is
Solution 4
Let the center of the circle be . Without loss of generality, let the radius of the circle be equal to . Thus, and . As a consequence of , and . Also, we know that and are both equal to due to the fact that they are both radii. Thus
See also
2005 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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