2016 AIME II Problems/Problem 10
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Triangle is inscribed in circle . Points and are on side with . Rays and meet again at and (other than ), respectively. If and , then , where and are relatively prime positive integers. Find .
Solution 1
Notice that AS is parallel to BC, and BT is parallel to AC. So, AT = BC = 63/4, and BS = AC = 35/6. Then, by Ptolemy's, we have 63/4 * 35/6 = 735/8 = 13ST + 35 => ST = 35/8 => 043. - asdf334 (please texify)
Solution 2
Let , , and . Note that since we have , so by the Ratio Lemma Similarly, we can deduce and hence .
Now Law of Sines on , , and yields Hence so Hence and the requested answer is .
Edit: Note that the finish is much simpler. Once you get , you can solve quickly from there getting .
Solution 3 (Projective Geometry)
Projecting through we have which easily gives
Solution 4
By Ptolemy's Theorem applied to quadrilateral , we find Therefore, in order to find , it suffices to find . We do this using similar triangles, which can be found by using Power of a Point theorem.
As , we find Therefore, .
As , we find Therefore, .
As , we find Therefore, .
As , we find Therefore, . Thus we find But now we can substitute in our previously found values for and , finding Substituting this into our original expression from Ptolemy's Theorem, we find Thus the answer is .
See also
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