1998 AHSME Problems/Problem 26
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Problem
In quadrilateral , it is given that
, angles
and
are right angles,
, and
. Then
Solution
Solution 1
Let the extensions of and
be at
. Since
,
and
is a
triangle. Also,
, so
is also a
triangle.
![[asy] size(200); defaultpen(0.8); pair D=(0,0), C=(0,24*3^0.5), A=(46,0), E=(72,0), B=(46+13/2,13*3^.5/2); pair P=(C+D)/2, Q=(D+A)/2, R=(A+E)/2, T=(A+B)/2; draw(D--A--B--C--cycle); draw(C--A); draw(A--E--B,dashed); label("\(A\)",A,SSW); label("\(B\)",B,NNE); label("\(C\)",C,WNW); label("\(D\)",D,SSW); label("\(E\)",E,SSE); label("24\(\sqrt{3}\)",P,W); label("46",Q,S); label("26",R,S); label("13",T,WNW); [/asy]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/c/6/e/c6e7459e1ed61b8bfc4ce08a34ee440ab75a6fbf.png)
Thus , and
. By the Pythagorean Theorem on
,
Solution 2
![[asy] import olympiad; size(180); defaultpen(0.8); pair D=(0,0), C=(0,24*3^0.5), A=(46,0), B=(46+13/2,13*3^.5/2); pair P=(C+D)/2, Q=(D+A)/2, T=(A+B)/2; draw(D--A--B--C--cycle); draw(B--D,dashed); draw(A--C,dashed); draw(circumcircle(A,B,C)); label("\(A\)",A,SSW); label("\(B\)",B,NNE); label("\(C\)",C,WNW); label("\(D\)",D,SSW); label("\(O\)",circumcenter(A,B,C),SW); dot(circumcenter(A,B,C)); label("46",Q,S); label("13",T,E); [/asy]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/6/8/e/68e66bc7b11557151e224b049d848d13c62ea5e2.png)
Opposite angles add up to , so
is a cyclic quadrilateral. Also,
, from which it follows that
is a diameter of the circumscribing circle. We can apply the extended version of the Law of Sines on
:
By the Law of Cosines on :
So .
See also
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