2004 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 24
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In triangle we have , , . Point is on the circumscribed circle of the triangle so that bisects angle . What is the value of ?
Solution 1
Set 's length as . 's length must also be since and intercept arcs of equal length (because ). Using Ptolemy's Theorem, . The ratio is
Solution 2
Let . Observe that because they subtend the same arc, . Furthermore, because is an angle bisector, so by similarity. Then . By the Angle Bisector Theorem, , so . This in turn gives . Plugging this into the similarity proportion gives: .
Solution 3
By the Angle Bisector Theorem, we have and Let By Stewart's Theorem, we have which gives x=\frac{
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