2022 AIME I Problems/Problem 3
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[hide]Problem
In isosceles trapezoid , parallel bases
and
have lengths
and
, respectively, and
. The angle bisectors of
and
meet at
, and the angle bisectors of
and
meet at
. Find
.
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Solution
Extend lines and
to meet line
at points
and
, respectively, and extend lines
and
to meet
at points
and
, respectively.
Claim: quadrilaterals and
are rhombuses.
Proof: Since ,
. Therefore, triangles
,
,
and
are all right triangles. By SAA congruence, the first three triangles are congruent; by SAS congruence,
is congruent to the other three. Therefore,
, so
is a rhombus. By symmetry,
is also a rhombus.
Extend line to meet
and
at
and
, respectively. Because of rhombus properties,
. Also, by rhombus properties,
and
are the midpoints of segments
and
, respectively; therefore, by trapezoid properties,
. Finally,
.
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