2005 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 23

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Let $AB$ be a diameter of a circle and let $C$ be a point on $AB$ with $2\cdot AC=BC$ . Let $D$ and $E$ be points on the circle such that $DC \perp AB$ and $DE$ is a second diameter. What is the ratio of the area of $\triangle DCE$ to the area of $\triangle ABD$ ?

$\mathrm{(A) \ } \frac{1}{6}\qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } \frac{1}{4}\qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } \frac{1}{3}\qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } \frac{1}{2}\qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } \frac{2}{3}$

Solution

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This problem needs a solution. If you have a solution for it, please help us out by adding it. $AC$ is $\frac{1}{3}$ of diameter and $CO$ is $\frac{1}{2}$ - $\frac{1}{3}$ = $\frac{1}{6}$ . $OD$ is the radius of the circle, so using the Pythagorean theorem height $CD$ is $\sqrt{(\frac{1}{2})^2-(\frac{1}{6})^2$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg) = $\frac{\sqrt{2}}{3}$

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