2014 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 22
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Problem
In rectangle ,
and
. Let
be a point on
such that
. What is
?
Solution 1 (Trigonometry)
Note that . (If you do not know the tangent half-angle formula, it is
). Therefore, we have
. Since
is a
triangle,
Solution 2 (No Trigonometry)
Let be a point on line
such that points
and
are distinct and that
. By the angle bisector theorem,
. Since
is a
right triangle,
and
. Additionally,
Now, substituting in the obtained values, we get
and
. Substituting the first equation into the second yields
, so
. Because
is a
triangle,
.
We see that
is a
triangle, leaving
Solution 3 Quick Construction (No Trigonometry)
Reflect over line segment
. Let the point
be the point where the right angle is of our newly reflected triangle. By subtracting
to find
, we see that
is a
right triangle. By using complementary angles once more, we can see that
is a
angle, and we've found that
is a
right triangle. From here, we can use the
properties of a
right triangle to see that
Solution 4 (No Trigonometry)
Let be a point on
such that
. Then
Since
,
is isosceles.
Let . Since
is
, we have
Since is isosceles, we have
. Since
, we have
Thus
and
.
Finally, by the Pythagorean Theorem, we have
~ Solution by Nafer
~ Edited by TheBeast5520
Note from williamgolly: When you find DE, note how ADE is congruent to a 30-60-90 triangle and you can easily find AE from there
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