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geometry senior
Problem
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Draw lines from points and to the center of the circle . As shown from the diagram, is the radius of the circumscribed circle. Set to , so as is , is . Then, and are both right, so an equation can be formed with the Pythagorean Theorem. The radii (hypotenuses) are equal, so the following equation can be made and solved: is solved, so plugging it in to the original formula yields:
Final answer
D