2016 AIME II Problems/Problem 10
Problem
Triangle is inscribed in circle
. Points
and
are on side
with
. Rays
and
meet
again at
and
(other than
), respectively. If
and
, then
, where
and
are relatively prime positive integers. Find
.
Solution 2
Let
,
, and
. Note that since
we have
, so by the Ratio Lemma
Similarly, we can deduce
and hence
.
Now Law of Sines on ,
, and
yields
Hence
so
Hence
and the requested answer is
.
Edit: Note that the finish is much simpler. Once you get , you can solve quickly from there getting
.
Solution 3 (Projective Geometry)
Projecting through we have
which easily gives
Solution 4
By Ptolemy's Theorem applied to quadrilateral , we find
Therefore, in order to find
, it suffices to find
. We do this using similar triangles, which can be found by using Power of a Point theorem.
As , we find
Therefore,
.
As , we find
Therefore,
.
As , we find
Therefore,
.
As , we find
Therefore,
. Thus we find
But now we can substitute in our previously found values for
and
, finding
Substituting this into our original expression from Ptolemy's Theorem, we find
Thus the answer is
.
See also
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