2006 AIME A Problems/Problem 1
Problem
In quadrilateral 
is a right angle, diagonal 
is perpendicular to 
and 
Find the perimeter of 
Solution
From the problem statement, we construct the following diagram:
Using the Pythagorean Theorem:
Substituting 
for 
:
Plugging in the given information:
So the perimeter is 
, and the answer is 
.
See also
| 2006 AIME II (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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