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Problem

Points $A$ and $C$ lie on a circle centered at $O$ , each of $\overline{BA}$ and $\overline{BC}$ are tangent to the circle, and $\triangle ABC$ is equilateral. The circle intersects $\overline{BO}$ at $D$ . What is $\frac{BD}{BO}$ ?

$\text{(A) } \frac {\sqrt2}{3} \qquad \text{(B) } \frac {1}{2} \qquad \text{(C) } \frac {\sqrt3}{3} \qquad \text{(D) } \frac {\sqrt2}{2} \qquad \text{(E) } \frac {\sqrt3}{2}$

Solution

Solution 1

$[asy] unitsize(1.5cm); defaultpen(0.8); pair B=(0,0), A=(3,0), C=3*dir(60), O=intersectionpoint( C -- (C+3*dir(-30)), A -- (A+3*dir(90)) ); pair D=intersectionpoint(B--O, circle(O,length(A-O))); draw(circle(O,length(A-O))); draw(A--B--C--O--A); draw(B--O); draw(rightanglemark(B,A,O)); draw(rightanglemark(B,C,O)); draw(A--C, dashed ); label("$B$",B,SW); label("$A$",A,S); label("$C$",C,NW); label("$O$",O,NE); label("$D$",D,(S+SSW)); [/asy]$

As $\triangle ABC$ is equilateral, we have $\angle BAC = \angle BCA = 60^\circ$ , hence $\angle OAC = \angle OCA = 30^\circ$ . Then $\angle AOC = 120^\circ$ , and from symmetry we have $\angle AOB = \angle COB = 60^\circ$ . Thus, this gives us $\angle ABO = \angle CBO = 30^\circ$ .

We know that $DO = AO$ , as $D$ lies on the circle. From $\triangle ABO$ we also have $AO = BO \sin 30^\circ = \frac{BO}2$ , Hence $DO = \frac{BO}2$ , therefore $BD = BO - DO = \frac{BO}2$ , and $\frac{BD}{BO} = \boxed{\frac 12 \Longrightarrow B}$ .

Solution 2

$[asy] unitsize(1.5cm); defaultpen(0.8); pair B=(0,0), A=(3,0), C=3*dir(60), O=intersectionpoint( C -- (C+3*dir(-30)), A -- (A+3*dir(90)) ); pair D=intersectionpoint(B--O, circle(O,length(A-O))); draw(circle(O,length(A-O))); draw(A--B--C--O--A); draw(B--O); draw(rightanglemark(B,A,O)); draw(rightanglemark(B,C,O)); draw(A--C--D--A, dashed ); pair Sp = intersectionpoint(D--O,A--C); label("$B$",B,SW); label("$A$",A,S); label("$C$",C,NW); label("$O$",O,NE); label("$D$",D,(S+SSW)); label("$S$",Sp,(S+SSW)); [/asy]$

As in the previous solution, we find out that $\angle AOB = \angle COB = 60^\circ$ . Hence $\triangle AOD$ and $\triangle COD$ are both equilateral.

We then have $\angle SCD = \angle SAD = 30^\circ$ , hence $D$ is the incenter of $\triangle ABC$ , and as $\triangle ABC$ is equilateral, $D$ is also its centroid. Hence $2 \cdot SD = BD$ , and as $SD = SO$ , we have $2\cdot SD = SD + SO = OD$ , therefore $BD=OD$ , and as before we conclude that $\frac{BD}{BO} = \boxed{\frac 12}$ .

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 == Problem ==
-Points <math>A</math> and <math>C</math> lie on a circle centered at <math>O</math>. The circle’s radius is not specified, each of <math>\overline{BA}</math> and <math>\overline{BC}</math> are tangent to the circle, and <math>\triangle ABC</math> is equilateral. The circle intersects <math>\overline{BO}</math> at <math>D</math>. What is <math>\frac{BD}{BO}</math>?
+Points <math>A</math> and <math>C</math> lie on a circle centered at <math>O</math>, each of <math>\overline{BA}</math> and <math>\overline{BC}</math> are tangent to the circle, and <math>\triangle ABC</math> is equilateral. The circle intersects <math>\overline{BO}</math> at <math>D</math>. What is <math>\frac{BD}{BO}</math>?
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