2017 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 24
Problem
Quadrilateral has right angles at and , is similar to , and . There exists a point in the interior of such that is similar to and the area of Triangle is times the area of Triangle . Find .
Solution
Let , , and . Note that . By the Pythagorean Theorem, . Since , the ratios of side lengths must be equal. Since , and . Let F be a point on such that is an altitude of triangle . Note that . Therefore, and . Since and form altitudes of triangles and , respectively, the areas of these triangles can be calculated. Additionally, the area of triangle can be calculated, as it is a right triangle. Solving for each of these yields: Therefore, the answer is
[SOLUTION 2] Draw line FG through E, with F on BC and G on AD, FG//AB. WOLG let CD=1, CB=x, AB=x^2. By weighted average FG=(1+x^4)/(1+x^2).
Meanwhile, FE:EG=[CBE]:[ADE]=1:17. FE=x^2/(1+x^2). We obtain (1+x^4)/(1+x^2)=18x^2/(1+x^2), Namely x^4-18x^2+1=0.
The rest is the same with solution 1.
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