2001 AIME I Problems/Problem 7
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Problem
Triangle 
has 
, 
and 
. Points 
and 
are located on 
and 
, respectively, such that 
is parallel to 
and contains the center of the inscribed circle of triangle . Then 
, where 
and 
are relatively prime positive integers. Find 
.
Solution
By Heron's formula, the area of the whole triangle is 
. Since the area of a triangle is the inradius times the semiperimeter, the inradius is 
. The ratio of the heights of triangles ADE and ABC is equal to the ratio between sides DE and BC. Thus, we have 
. Solving for x gives x=
, so the answer is 
.
See also
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