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geometry senior
Problem
Triangle with right angle at , and . Point on is chosen such that and . The ratio can be represented in the form , where , , are positive integers and is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find .
Solution
Let be the circumcenter of and let the intersection of with the circumcircle be . It now follows that . Hence is isosceles and . Denote the projection of onto . Now . By the Pythagorean Theorem, . Now note that . By the Pythagorean Theorem, . Hence it now follows that, This gives that the answer is .
Final answer
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