2025 AIME I Problem 14
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14.
Let be a convex pentagon with and For each point in the plane, define The least possible value of can be expressed as where and are positive integers and is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find
Answer: 60
Solution:
In triangle the law of cosines with gives so since the angle at is right and Likewise with a right angle at and In triangle with
Split where is the minimum of Since we get so and All angles of triangle are less than so is attained at its Fermat point; erecting an equilateral triangle on side away from the standard rotation argument gives and since also has cosine
Both bounds are tight simultaneously: let be the Fermat point of so Since point lies on the circumcircle of whence similarly lies on the circumcircle of and Thus so lies on segment and The answer is
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