2024 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 19
Problem
Cyclic quadrilateral has lengths and with . What is the length of the shorter diagonal of ?
Solution 1
First, by properties of cyclic quadrilaterals. Let . We apply the Law of Cosines on :
Let . Apply the Law of Cosines on :
By Ptolemy’s Theorem, Since , The answer is .
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Solution 2 (Law of Cosines + Law of Sines)
Draw diagonals and . By Law of Cosines,
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See also
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