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jmc

geometry senior

Problem

Triangle is inscribed in circle with , , and . The bisector of angle meets side at and circle at a second point . Let be the circle with diameter . Circles and meet at and a second point . Then , where and are relatively prime positive integers. Find .
Solution
Use the angle bisector theorem to find , , and use Stewart's Theorem to find . Use Power of the Point to find , and so . Use law of cosines to find , hence as well, and is equilateral, so . I'm sure there is a more elegant solution from here, but instead we'll do some hairy law of cosines: (1) Adding these two and simplifying we get: (2). Ah, but (since lies on ), and we can find using the law of cosines: , and plugging in we get . Also, , and (since is on the circle with diameter ), so . Plugging in all our values into equation (2), we get: , or . Finally, we plug this into equation (1), yielding: . Thus, or The answer is .
Final answer
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