1988 AIME Problems/Problem 7
Problem
In triangle ,
, and the altitude from
divides
into segments of length 3 and 17. What is the area of triangle
?
Solution
![AIME 1988 Solution 07.png](https://wiki-images.artofproblemsolving.com//d/d6/AIME_1988_Solution_07.png)
Call
and
. So,
and
. Using the tangent addition formula
\frac {\tan \alpha + \tan \beta}{1 - \tan \alpha \cdot \tan \ beta}
\frac {\frac {20}{h}}{\frac {x^2 - 51}{x^2}}$.
See also
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