2014 AIME I Problem 15

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15.

In △ABC,\triangle ABC, AB=3,AB = 3, BC=4,BC = 4, and CA=5.CA = 5. Circle ω\omega intersects AB‾\overline{AB} at EE and B,B, BC‾\overline{BC} at BB and D,D, and AC‾\overline{AC} at FF and G.G. Given that EF=DFEF = DF and DGEG=34,\frac{DG}{EG} = \frac{3}{4}, length DE=abc,DE = \frac{a\sqrt{b}}{c}, where aa and cc are relatively prime positive integers, and bb is a positive integer not divisible by the square of any prime. Find a+b+c.a + b + c.

Answer: 41
Concepts:circleinscribed anglecyclic quadrilateralcoordinate geometry
Difficulty rating: 3500
Small Hint:

∠B=90∘\angle B = 90^\circ is inscribed in ω,\omega, so DEDE is a diameter and ∠EFD=∠EGD=90∘\angle EFD = \angle EGD = 90^\circ

Big Hint:

Express the distances from EE and DD to line ACAC as multiples of DEDE using the angles of cyclic quadrilateral EFGD,EFGD, then compare with coordinates

Solution:

Since 32+42=52,3^2 + 4^2 = 5^2, angle BB is right, and as ∠EBD=90∘\angle EBD = 90^\circ is inscribed in ω,\omega, the chord EDED is a diameter. Hence ∠EFD=∠EGD=90∘.\angle EFD = \angle EGD = 90^\circ. From EF=DF,EF = DF, triangle EFDEFD is an isosceles right triangle, so EF=DF=DE2EF = DF = \frac{DE}{\sqrt{2}} and ∠FED=45∘;\angle FED = 45^\circ; from DG:EG=3:4DG : EG = 3 : 4 and DG2+EG2=DE2DG^2 + EG^2 = DE^2 we get DG=35DEDG = \frac{3}{5}DE and EG=45DE.EG = \frac{4}{5}DE. On ω\omega the order is E,E, F,F, G,G, DD (both FF and GG lie on the arc opposite B,B, and ∠FED=45∘\angle FED = 45^\circ exceeds ∠GED=arcsin⁡35,\angle GED = \arcsin\frac{3}{5}, so FF is farther from DD).

Line ACAC is the line FG,FG, so the distances from EE and DD to it follow from the angles of cyclic quadrilateral EFGD.EFGD. At F:F: ∠EFG=180∘−∠GDE\angle EFG = 180^\circ - \angle GDE and sin⁡∠GDE=EGDE=45,\sin\angle GDE = \frac{EG}{DE} = \frac{4}{5}, so the distance from EE is EFsin⁡∠EFG=DE2⋅45EF \sin\angle EFG = \frac{DE}{\sqrt{2}} \cdot \frac{4}{5} =225DE.= \frac{2\sqrt{2}}{5}DE. At G:G: ∠FGD=180∘−∠FED=135∘,\angle FGD = 180^\circ - \angle FED = 135^\circ, so the distance from DD is DGsin⁡∠FGD=35DE⋅22DG \sin\angle FGD = \frac{3}{5}DE \cdot \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2} =3210DE.= \frac{3\sqrt{2}}{10}DE.

Now place B=(0,0),B = (0,0), C=(4,0),C = (4,0), A=(0,3),A = (0,3), so E=(0,e),E = (0, e), D=(d,0),D = (d, 0), line AC:AC: 3x+4y=12,3x + 4y = 12, and DE2=d2+e2.DE^2 = d^2 + e^2. Setting k=22DE,k = \frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}DE, the two distance formulas read 12−4e5=225DE\frac{12 - 4e}{5} = \frac{2\sqrt{2}}{5}DE and 12−3d5=3210DE,\frac{12 - 3d}{5} = \frac{3\sqrt{2}}{10}DE, which give e=3−ke = 3 - k and d=4−k.d = 4 - k. Then DE2=2k2DE^2 = 2k^2 becomes 2k2=(3−k)2+(4−k)22k^2 = (3-k)^2 + (4-k)^2 =2k2−14k+25,= 2k^2 - 14k + 25, so k=2514k = \frac{25}{14} and DE=2 k=25214.DE = \sqrt{2}\,k = \frac{25\sqrt{2}}{14}. Therefore a+b+c=25+2+14=41.a + b + c = 25 + 2 + 14 = 41.

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