2002 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 23
Problem
In , we have
and
. Side
and the median from
to
have the same length. What is
?
Solution
Solution 1
Let be the foot of the altitude from
to
extended past
. Let
and
.
Using the Pythagorean Theorem, we obtain the equations
Subtracting equation from
and
, we get
Then, subtracting from
and rearranging, we get
, so
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Solution 2
Let be the foot of the median from
to
, and we let
. Then by the Law of Cosines on
, we have
Since , we can add these two equations and get
Hence and
.
Solution 3
From Stewart's Theorem, we have Simplifying, we get
See also
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