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==Diagram== | ==Diagram== | ||
<asy> | |||
size(300); | |||
defaultpen(linewidth(0.4)+fontsize(10)); | |||
pen s = linewidth(0.8)+fontsize(8); | |||
pair O,A,B,C,D,X,F; | |||
O=origin; | |||
A=(-1,0); | |||
B=(1,0); | |||
real r = 1-0.6324; | |||
X = (r,0); | |||
pair Cp = X+3*dir(135); | |||
pair Dp = X-3*dir(135); | |||
path c1 = CR(O,1); | |||
C = IP(c1, Cp--Dp); | |||
D = OP(c1, Cp--Dp); | |||
F = foot(O,C,D); | |||
draw(C--D); | |||
dot("$A$", A, W); | |||
dot("$B$", B, E); | |||
dot("$C$", C, C-X); | |||
dot("$D$", D, D-X); | |||
dot("$O$", O, S); | |||
dot("$E$", X, 2*S); | |||
MA("45^\circ",C,X,O,0.075); | |||
label("$2\sqrt{5}$",B--X,S); | |||
label("$5\sqrt{2}$",A--O,S); | |||
draw(c1, s); | |||
draw(A--B, heavygreen); | |||
</asy> | |||
==Solution 1 (Pythagorean Theorem) == | ==Solution 1 (Pythagorean Theorem) == | ||
Revision as of 09:41, 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
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) | |
| Preceded by Problem 11 |
Followed by Problem 13 |
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| All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions | |
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