2016 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 12
Problem 12
In ,
,
, and
. Point
lies on
, and
bisects
. Point
lies on
, and
bisects
. The bisectors intersect at
. What is the ratio
:
?
Solution 1
Applying the angle bisector theorem to with
being bisected by
, we have
Thus, we have
and cross multiplying and dividing by gives us
Since , we can substitute
into the former equation. Therefore, we get
, so
.
Apply the angle bisector theorem again to with
being bisected. This gives us
and since and
, we have
Cross multiplying and dividing by gives us
and dividing by gives us
Therefore,
Solution 2
By the angle bisector theorem,
so
Similarly, .
Now, we use mass points. Assign point a mass of
.
, so
Similarly, will have a mass of
So
Solution 3
Denote as the area of triangle ABC and let
be the inradius. Also, as above, use the angle bisector theorem to find that
. Note that
is the incenter. Then,
Solution 4
We denote by
and
by
. Then, with the Angle Bisector Theorem in triangle
with angle bisector
, we have
or
However,
so
or
Now, we use the Angle Bisector Theorem again in triangle
with angle bisector
We get
or
which gives us the answer
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