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Problem
Consider all triangles 
satisfying in the following conditions: 
, 
is a point on 
for which 
, 
and 
are integers, and 
. Among all such triangles, the smallest possible value of is
![[asy] pair A,B,C,D; A=(5,12); B=origin; C=(10,0); D=(8.52071005917,3.55029585799); draw(A--B--C--cycle); draw(B--D); label("$A$",A,N); label("$B$",B,SW); label("$C$",C,SE); label("$D$",D,NE); [/asy]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/4/d/0/4d08273e2a3ddb2c8fffd607582fa89298ab91db.png)
Solution
Thus 
and are integers. By the Pythagorean Theorem,
![\[AD^2 + 57 = AB^2 \Longrightarrow 1 \cdot 57 = 3 \cdot 19 = (AB - AD)(AB + AD).\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/3/b/a/3ba85b5e9b5d2e89a45a9e4d3843ac17664a2818.png)
Thus 
or 
.
See also
| 1999 AHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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