2017 UNM-PNM Statewide High School Mathematics Contest II Problems/Problem 8
Problem
Let be a right triangle with right angle at
. Suppose
and
and
is the diameter of a semicircle, where
lies on
and the semicircle is tangent to side
. Find the radius of the semicircle.
Solution
Method 1:
We can compute the area in two ways: or
. Setting the two areas equal we obtain
.
Method 2:
Point lies at cartesian coordinate
.
The line AB has formula
.
The vector
has coordinates
since it has length
in the unit direction
which is orthogonal to the line AB.
So the point Y has coordinates and lies on the line
.
Substituting for these equations gives
.
See also
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