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Revision as of 05:16, 17 February 2020
Contents
Problem
Let be a diameter in a circle of radius Let be a chord in the circle that intersects at a point such that and What is
Solution 1
Let be the center of the circle, and be the midpoint of . Let and . This implies that . Since , we now want to find . Since is a right angle, by Pythagorean theorem . Thus, our answer is .
~JHawk0224
Solution 2 (Power of a Point)
Let be the center of the circle, and be the midpoint of . Draw triangle , and median . Because , is isosceles, so is also an altitude of . , and because angle is degrees and triangle is right, . Because triangle is right, . Thus, . We are looking for + which is also . Because . By power of a point, so . Finally, .
~CT17
Solution 3 (Law of Cosines)
Let be the center of the circle. Notice how , where is the radius of the circle. By applying the law of cosines on triangle , . Similarly, by applying the law of cosines on triangle , . By subtracting these two equations, we get . We can rearrange it to get . Because both and are both positive, we can safely divide both sides by to obtain . Because , . Through power of a point, we can find out that , so .
~Math_Wiz_3.14
Video Solution
On The Spot STEM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-hhRa93lK4
Video Solution 2
~IceMatrix
See Also
2020 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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