2003 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 22
Problem
In rectangle , we have
,
,
is on
with
,
is on
with
, line
intersects line
at
, and
is on line
with
. Find the length of
.
Solution
Solution 1
Since is a rectangle,
.
Since is a rectangle and
,
.
Since is a rectangle,
.
So, is a transversal, and
.
This is sufficient to prove that and
.
Using ratios:
Since can't have 2 different lengths, both expressions for
must be equal.
Solution 2
Since is a rectangle,
,
, and
. From the Pythagorean Theorem,
.
Lemma
Statement:
Proof: , obviously.
$
Since two angles of the triangles are equal, the third angles must equal each other. Therefore, the triangles are similar.
Let .
Also, , therefore
We can multiply both sides by to get that
20\Rightarrow \mathrm{(B)}$
See Also
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