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== Solution 1 ==
 
== Solution 1 ==
  
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From the problem statement, we construct the following diagram:  
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We construct the following diagram:  
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<center><asy>
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<asy>
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pointpen = black; pathpen = black + linewidth(0.65);
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pathpen = black;
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pair C=(0,0), D=(0,-14),A=(-(961-196)^.5,0),B=IP(circle(C,21),circle(A,18));
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pair C=(0,0),D=(0,-14),A=(-sqrt(765),0),B=IP(circle(C,21),circle(A,18));
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D(MP("A",A,W)--MP("B",B,N)--MP("C",C,E)--MP("D",D,E)--A--C); D(rightanglemark(A,C,D,40)); D(rightanglemark(A,B,C,40));
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D(MP("A",A,W)--MP("B",B,N)--MP("C",C,E)--MP("D",D,E)--A--C);
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</asy></center><!-- Asymptote replacement for Image:Aime06i.1.PNG by joml88 -->
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D(rightanglemark(A,C,D,40));
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Using the [[Pythagorean Theorem]]:
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D(rightanglemark(A,B,C,40));
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</asy><!--Asymptote by joml88-->
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<cmath>AD^2 = AC^2 + CD^2 </cmath>
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Using the [[Pythagorean Theorem]], we get the following two equations:
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<cmath>AC^2 = AB^2 + BC^2 </cmath>
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<cmath>AD^2 = AC^2 + CD^2</cmath>
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Substituting <math>AB^2 + BC^2</math> for <math>AC^2</math>:
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<cmath>AC^2 = AB^2 + BC^2</cmath>
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<cmath>AD^2 = AB^2 + BC^2 + CD^2</cmath>
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Substituting <math>AB^2 + BC^2</math> for <math>AC^2</math> gives us <math>AD^2 = AB^2 + BC^2 + CD^2</math>. Plugging in the given information, we get <math>AD^2 = 18^2 + 21^2 + 14^2 = 961 \implies AD = 31</math>, so the perimeter is <math>AB+BC+CD+AD = 18+21+14+31 = \boxed{084}</math>.
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Plugging in the given information:
 
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<cmath>AD^2 = 18^2 + 21^2 + 14^2</cmath>
 
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<cmath>AD^2 = 961</cmath>
 
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<cmath>AD= 31</cmath>
 
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So the perimeter is <math>18+21+14+31=84</math>, and the answer is <math>\boxed{084}</math>.
 
  
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==

Latest revision as of 15:10, 3 February 2025

Problem

In quadrilateral $ABCD$, $\angle B$ is a right angle, diagonal $\overline{AC}$ is perpendicular to $\overline{CD}$, $AB=18$, $BC=21$, and $CD=14$. Find the perimeter of $ABCD$.

Solution 1

We construct the following diagram: [asy] pathpen = black; pair C=(0,0),D=(0,-14),A=(-sqrt(765),0),B=IP(circle(C,21),circle(A,18)); D(MP("A",A,W)--MP("B",B,N)--MP("C",C,E)--MP("D",D,E)--A--C); D(rightanglemark(A,C,D,40)); D(rightanglemark(A,B,C,40)); [/asy] Using the Pythagorean Theorem, we get the following two equations: \[AD^2 = AC^2 + CD^2\] \[AC^2 = AB^2 + BC^2\] Substituting $AB^2 + BC^2$ for $AC^2$ gives us $AD^2 = AB^2 + BC^2 + CD^2$. Plugging in the given information, we get $AD^2 = 18^2 + 21^2 + 14^2 = 961 \implies AD = 31$, so the perimeter is $AB+BC+CD+AD = 18+21+14+31 = \boxed{084}$.

See Also

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