1992 AIME Problems/Problem 9
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Problem
Trapezoid 
has sides 
, 
, 
, and 
, with 
parallel to 
. A circle with center 
on is drawn tangent to 
and 
. Given that 
, where 
and 
are relatively prime positive integers, find 
.
Solution
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let AB be the base of the trapezoid and consider angles A and B. Let x equal the distance from A to P and let h equal the height of the trapezoid. Let r equal the radius of the circle.
then
1. sinA= r/x = h/70 and sinB= r/(92-x) = h/50
let z be the distance along AB from A to where the perp from D meets AB
then h^2 +z^2 =70^2 and (73-z)^2 + h^2 =50^2 so h =(44710959)^.5 /146 now substitute this into 1 to get x= 11753/219 kevin raponi
