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Problem
Let be a cyclic quadrilateral. The side lengths of are distinct integers less than such that . What is the largest possible value of ?
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(B)
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(D)
Solution
Let , , , and . We see that by the Law of Cosines on and , we have: . . We are given that and is a cyclic quadrilateral. As a property of cyclic quadrilaterals, opposite angles are supplementary so , therefore . So, . Adding, we get . We now look at the equation . Suppose that . Then, we must have either or equal . Suppose that . We let and . , so our answer is .
Final answer
D