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Latest revision as of 12:47, 5 July 2013
Problem
If 
and 
are perpendicular diameters of circle 
, 
in 
, and 
, then the length of 
divided by the length of 
is
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Solution
We find that 
. Because it is a 
right triangle, we can let 
, so 
. Thus, 
.
See also
| 1980 AHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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