Mock AIME 2 2006-2007 Problems/Problem 14
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Problem
In triangle 
, 
and 
. Given that 
, 
and 
intersect at 
and are an angle bisector, median, and altitude of the triangle, respectively, compute the length of 
Solution
Let 
.
By the Angle Bisector Theorem, 
.
Let 
. Then by the Pythagorean Theorem, 
and 
. Subtracting the former equation from the latter to eliminate 
, we have 
so 
. Since 
, 
. We can solve these equations for 
and 
in terms of 
to find that 
and 
.
Now, by Ceva's Theorem, 
, so 
and 
. Plugging in the values we previously found,
so
and
which yields finally 
.
See Also
| Mock AIME 2 2006-2007 (Problems, Source) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 13 |
Followed by Problem 15 | |
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Problem Source
4everwise thought of this problem after reading the first chapter of Geometry Revisited.
