2021 Fall AMC 12B Problems/Problem 22
Contents
Problem
Right triangle has side lengths
,
, and
.
A circle centered at is tangent to line
at
and passes through
. A circle centered at
is tangent to line
at
and passes through
. What is
?
Solution 1 (Analytic Geometry)
In a Cartesian plane, let and
be
respectively.
By analyzing the behaviors of the two circles, we set to be
and
be
.
Hence derive the two equations:
Considering the coordinates of and
for the two equations respectively, we get:
Solve to get and
Through using the distance formula,
.
~Wilhelm Z
Solution 2
This solution is based on this figure: Image:2021_AMC_12B_(Nov)_Problem_22,_sol.png.
Because the circle with center passes through points
and
and is tangent to line
at point
,
is on the perpendicular bisector of segment
and
.
Because the circle with center passes through points
and
and is tangent to line
at point
,
is on the perpendicular bisector of segment
and
.
Let lines and
intersect at point
.
Hence,
is a rectangle.
Denote by the midpoint of segment
. Hence,
.
Because
and
are on the perpendicular bisector of segment
, points
,
,
are collinear with
.
We have .
Hence,
.
Hence,
.
Hence,
.
We have .
Hence,
.
Therefore,
.
Therefore, the answer is .
~Steven Chen (www.professorchenedu.com)
Video Solution by Mathematical Dexterity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctx67nltpE0
2021 Fall AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
Preceded by Problem 21 |
Followed by Problem 23 |
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | |
All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions |
The problems on this page are copyrighted by the Mathematical Association of America's American Mathematics Competitions.