2014 AIME II Problems/Problem 14
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[hide]Problem
In , and
. Let
and
be points on the line
such that
,
, and
. Point
is the midpoint of the segment
, and point
is on ray
such that
. Then
, where
and
are relatively prime positive integers. Find
.
Diagram
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Solution
As we can see,
is the midpoint of
and
is the midpoint of
is a
triangle, so
.
is
triangle.
and
are parallel lines so
is
triangle also.
Then if we use those informations we get and
and
or
Now we know that , we can find for
which is simpler to find.
We can use point to split it up as
,
We can chase those lengths and we would get
, so
, so
, so
Then using right triangle , we have HB=10 sin (15∘)
So HB=10 sin (15∘)=.
And we know that .
Finally if we calculate .
. So our final answer is
.
Thank you.
-Gamjawon
Solution 2. Here's a solution that doesn't need sin 15.
As above, get to . As in the figure, let
be the foot of the perpendicular from
to
. Then
is a 45-45-90 triangle, and
is a 30-60-90 triangle. So
and
; also,
,
, and
. But
and
are parallel, both being orthogonal to
. Therefore
, or
, and we're done.
See also
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