2020 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 12: Difference between revisions
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==Diagram== | ==Diagram== | ||
<asy> | <asy> | ||
/* Made by Shihan; edited by MRENTHUSIASM */ | |||
size(250); | |||
pair O,A,B,C,D, | pair O, A, B, C, D, E; | ||
O=origin; | O = origin; | ||
A=(- | A = (-5*sqrt(2),0); | ||
B=( | B = (5*sqrt(2),0); | ||
E = (5*sqrt(2)-2*sqrt(5),0); | |||
path p; | |||
p = Circle(O,5*sqrt(2)); | |||
C = intersectionpoint(p,E--E+10*dir(135)); | |||
path | D = intersectionpoint(p,E--E+10*dir(-45)); | ||
C = | draw(p); | ||
D = | dot(O,linewidth(4)); | ||
dot("$A$",A,1.5*dir(A),linewidth(4)); | |||
dot("$B$",B,1.5*dir(B),linewidth(4)); | |||
dot("$A$", A, | dot("$E$",E,1.5*dir(135/2),linewidth(4)); | ||
dot("$B$", B, | dot("$C$",C,1.5*dir(C),linewidth(4)); | ||
dot("$ | dot("$D$",D,1.5*dir(D),linewidth(4)); | ||
dot("$ | draw(A--B^^C--D); | ||
label("$45^\circ$",E,3.5*dir(155.5),red+fontsize(10)); | |||
dot("$ | label("$5\sqrt2$",midpoint(A--O),S); | ||
label("$2\sqrt5$",midpoint(E--B),S); | |||
label("$ | |||
label("$5\ | |||
</asy> | </asy> | ||
~Shihan ~MRENTHUSIASM | |||
==Solution 1 (Pythagorean Theorem) == | ==Solution 1 (Pythagorean Theorem) == | ||
Revision as of 12:34, 30 September 2021
Problem
Let
be a diameter in a circle of radius
Let
be a chord in the circle that intersects
at a point
such that
and
What is
Diagram
~Shihan ~MRENTHUSIASM
Solution 1 (Pythagorean Theorem)
Let
be the center of the circle, and
be the midpoint of
. Let
and
. This implies that
. Since
, we now want to find
. Since
is a right angle, by Pythagorean theorem
. Thus, our answer is
.
~JHawk0224
Solution 2 (Power of a Point)
Let
be the center of the circle, and
be the midpoint of
. Draw triangle
, and median
. Because
,
is isosceles, so
is also an altitude of
.
, and because angle
is
degrees and triangle
is right,
. Because triangle
is right,
. Thus,
.
We are looking for
+
which is also
.
Because
,
.
By Power of a Point,
, so
.
Finally,
.
Solution 3 (Law of Cosines)
Let
be the center of the circle. Notice how
, where
is the radius of the circle. By applying the law of cosines on triangle
,
Similarly, by applying the law of cosines on triangle
,
By subtracting these two equations, we get
We can rearrange it to get
Because both
and
are both positive, we can safely divide both sides by
to obtain
. Because
,
Through power of a point, we can find out that
, so
~Math_Wiz_3.14 (legibility changes by eagleye)
Solution 4 (Reflections)
Let
be the center of the circle. By reflecting
across the line
to produce
, we have that
. Since
,
. Since
, by the Pythagorean Theorem, our desired solution is just
.
Looking next to circle arcs, we know that
, so
. Since
, and
,
. Thus,
.
Since
, by the Pythagorean Theorem, the desired
.
~sofas103
Video Solutions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-hhRa93lK4
See Also
| 2020 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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