2005 AIME I Problem 14

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14.

Consider the points A(0,12),A(0, 12), B(10,9),B(10, 9), C(8,0),C(8, 0), and D(4,7).D(-4, 7). There is a unique square S\mathcal{S} such that each of the four points is on a different side of S.\mathcal{S}. Let KK be the area of S.\mathcal{S}. Find the remainder when 10K10K is divided by 1000.1000.

Answer: 936
Concepts:coordinate geometrysquare (geometry)slopedistance formula
Difficulty rating: 3160
Solution:

Since segments AC\overline{AC} and BD\overline{BD} cross, AA and CC lie on opposite sides of the square, as do BB and D.D. Let mm be the slope of the side through B,B, so that side lies on mxy+910m=0,mx - y + 9 - 10m = 0, and the perpendicular side through CC lies on x+my8=0.x + my - 8 = 0. The side length of the square equals both the distance between the parallel sides through BB and DD and the distance between the sides through AA and C:C: 4m7+910mm2+1=12m8m2+1, \begin{aligned} &\frac{|{-4m} - 7 + 9 - 10m|}{\sqrt{m^2 + 1}} \\ &= \frac{|12m - 8|}{\sqrt{m^2 + 1}}, \end{aligned} so 214m=12m8,|2 - 14m| = |12m - 8|, giving m=513m = \frac{5}{13} or m=3.m = -3.

For m=513,m = \frac{5}{13}, the points AA and CC fall on opposite sides of the line through B,B, which is impossible if that line contains a side of the square, so m=3.m = -3. Then the side length is 12(3)89+1=4410,\frac{|12(-3) - 8|}{\sqrt{9 + 1}} = \frac{44}{\sqrt{10}}, so K=44210=193610K = \frac{44^2}{10} = \frac{1936}{10} and 10K=1936.10K = 1936.

The remainder when 19361936 is divided by 10001000 is 936.936.

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