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geometry senior
Problem
The perimeter of triangle is , and the angle is a right angle. A circle of radius with center on is drawn so that it is tangent to and . Given that where and are relatively prime positive integers, find .
Solution
Let the circle intersect at . Then note and are similar. Also note that by power of a point. Using the fact that the ratio of corresponding sides in similar triangles is equal to the ratio of their perimeters, we haveSolving, . So the ratio of the side lengths of the triangles is 2. Therefore,so and Substituting for , we see that , so and the answer is .
Final answer
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