2004 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 18
- The following problem is from both the 2004 AMC 12A #18 and 2004 AMC 10A #22, so both problems redirect to this page.
Problem
Square has side length
. A semicircle with diameter
is constructed inside the square, and the tangent to the semicircle from
intersects side
at
. What is the length of
?
Solution 1
Let the point of tangency be
. By the Two Tangent Theorem
and
. Thus
. The Pythagorean Theorem on
yields
Hence .
Solution 2
Call the point of tangency point and the midpoint of
as
.
by the pythagorean theorem. Notice that
. Thus,
. Adding, the answer is
.
Solution 3
Clearly, . Thus, the sides of right triangle
are in arithmetic progression. Thus it is similar to the triangle
and since
,
.
Solution 3
Let us call the midpoint of side , point
.
See also
2004 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
Preceded by Problem 17 |
Followed by Problem 19 |
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All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions |
2004 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 21 |
Followed by Problem 23 | |
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All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions |
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