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geometry senior
Problem
In triangle , and . The angle bisector of intersects at point , and point is the midpoint of . Let be the point of the intersection of and . The ratio of to can be expressed in the form , where and are relatively prime positive integers. Find .
Solution
Let be on such that . It follows that , soby the Angle Bisector Theorem. Similarly, we see by the Midline Theorem that . Thus,and .
Final answer
51