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geometry intermediate

Problem

In with a right angle at , point lies in the interior of and point lies in the interior of so that and the ratio . What is the ratio
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Without loss of generality, let and . Let and . As and are isosceles, and . Then , so is a triangle with . Then , and is a triangle. In isosceles triangles and , drop altitudes from and onto ; denote the feet of these altitudes by and respectively. Then by AAA similarity, so we get that , and . Similarly, we get , and .
Final answer
A