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Revision as of 16:53, 3 July 2013
- The following problem is from both the 2006 AMC 12A #16 and 2006 AMC 10A #23, so both problems redirect to this page.
Problem
Circles with centers 
and 
have radii 3 and 8, respectively. A common internal tangent intersects the circles at 
and 
, respectively. Lines 
and 
intersect at 
, and 
. What is ?
Solution
and 
are vertical angles so they are congruent, as are angles 
and 
(both are right angles because the radius and tangent line at a point on a circle are always perpendicular). Thus, 
.
By the Pythagorean Theorem, line segment 
. The sides are proportional, so 
. This makes 
and 
.
See also
| 2006 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
| Preceded by Problem 15 |
Followed by Problem 17 |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | |
| All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions | |
| 2006 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 22 |
Followed by Problem 24 | |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | ||
| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
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