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geometry senior
Problem
In the figure, , and is tangent to the circle with center and diameter . In which one of the following cases is the area of an integer?
Solution
Let and be the intersections of lines and with the circle. One can prove that is a rectangle, so . In order for the area of trapezoid to be an integer, the expression must be an integer, so must be rational. By Power of a Point, , so must be a perfect square. Among the choices, the only one where is a perfect square is .
Final answer
AB=9, CD=4