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jmc

geometry senior

Problem

Trapezoid has sides , , , and , with parallel to . A circle with center on is drawn tangent to and . Given that , where and are relatively prime positive integers, find .
Solution
Let so that Extend to meet at and note that bisects let it meet at Using the angle bisector theorem, we let for some Then thuswhich we can rearrange, expand and cancel to get hence . This gives us a final answer of .
Final answer
164