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Mediterranean Mathematical Competition

Greece geometry

Problem

is a convex cyclic quadrilateral. The diagonals and intersect at the point . It is given that , , and . Determine the length of .
Solution
From the similarity of triangles and we .

We put and . From the similarity of triangles and we have Moreover, from theorem of Ptolemy we find Since must be positive, from (1) we have and .
Final answer
91/5

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