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== Problem == | == Problem == | ||
<math> ABCD </math> is a rectangular sheet of paper that has been folded so that corner <math> B </math> is matched with point <math> B' </math> on edge <math> AD. </math> The crease is <math> EF, </math> where <math> E </math> is on <math> AB </math> and <math> F </math> is on <math> CD. </math> The dimensions <math> AE=8, BE=17, </math> and <math> CF=3 </math> are given. The perimeter of rectangle <math> ABCD </math> is <math> m/n, </math> where <math> m </math> and <math> n </math> are relatively prime positive integers. Find <math> m+n. </math> | <math> ABCD </math> is a rectangular sheet of paper that has been folded so that corner <math> B </math> is matched with point <math> B' </math> on edge <math> AD. </math> The crease is <math> EF, </math> where <math> E </math> is on <math> AB </math> and <math> F </math> is on <math> CD. </math> The dimensions <math> AE=8, BE=17, </math> and <math> CF=3 </math> are given. The perimeter of rectangle <math> ABCD </math> is <math> m/n, </math> where <math> m </math> and <math> n </math> are relatively prime positive integers. Find <math> m+n. </math> | ||
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+ | <asy> | ||
+ | size(200); | ||
+ | defaultpen(linewidth(0.7)+fontsize(10)); | ||
+ | pair A=origin, B=(25,0), C=(25,70/3), D=(0,70/3), E=(8,0), F=(22,70/3), Bp=reflect(E,F)*B, Cp=reflect(E,F)*C; | ||
+ | draw(F--D--A--E); | ||
+ | draw(E--B--C--F, linetype("4 4")); | ||
+ | filldraw(E--F--Cp--Bp--cycle, white, black); | ||
+ | pair point=( 12.5, 35/3 ); | ||
+ | label("$A$", A, dir(point--A)); | ||
+ | label("$B$", B, dir(point--B)); | ||
+ | label("$C$", C, dir(point--C)); | ||
+ | label("$D$", D, dir(point--D)); | ||
+ | label("$E$", E, dir(point--E)); | ||
+ | label("$F$", F, dir(point--F)); | ||
+ | label("$B^\prime$", Bp, dir(point--Bp)); | ||
+ | label("$C^\prime$", Cp, dir(point--Cp));</asy> | ||
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== Solution == | == Solution == | ||
=== Solution 1 (synthetic) === | === Solution 1 (synthetic) === |
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Problem
is a rectangular sheet of paper that has been folded so that corner is matched with point on edge The crease is where is on and is on The dimensions and are given. The perimeter of rectangle is where and are relatively prime positive integers. Find
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Solution 1 (synthetic)
Since is the perpendicular bisector of , it follows that (by SAS). By the Pythagorean Theorem, we have . Similarly, from , we have Thus the perimeter of is , and the answer is .
Solution 2 (analytic)
Let , so and , and let be the length of the rectangle. The slope of is and so the equation of is . We know that is perpendicular to and bisects . The slope of is thus , and so the equation of is . Let the point of intersection of be . Then the y-coordinate of is , so Dividing the two equations yields
The answer is as above.
Solution 3 (Coordinate Bashing)
Firstly, observe that if we are given that and , the length of the triangle is given and the height depends solely on the length of . Let Point . Since , point E is at (8,0). Next, point is at since and point is at since by symmetry. Draw line segment . Notice that this is perpendicular to by symmetry. Next, find the slope of EB, which is . Then, the slope of is -.
Line EF can be written as y=. Plug in the point , and we get the equation of EF to be y=. Since the length of =25, a point on line lies on when . Plug in into our equation to get . . Therefore, our answer is .
Solution 4 (Trig)
Firstly, note that , so . Then let , so . Then , or
using supplementary and double angle identities. Multiplying though and factoring yields
It is clear from the problem setup that , so the correct value is . Next, extend rays and to intersect at . Then , so . By similar triangles, , so . The perimeter is
An even faster way to finish is, to draw a line segment where is a point on such that is perpendicular to . This makes right triangle , Also, note that has length of (draw the diagram out, and note the ). From here, through , we can note that . is parallel and congrurent to and , and hence we can use this to calculate the perimeter. The perimeter is simply
See also
2004 AIME II (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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Followed by Problem 8 | |
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