2000 AMC 10 Problem 7

Attempt Problem 7 of the 2000 AMC 10 below, then check your answer against the professionally curated solution from LIVE by Po-Shen Loh. You can also try the full timed exam, view all 2000 AMC 10 solutions, or check the answer key.

All problems are used with official legal permission of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA).

7.

In rectangle ABCD,ABCD, AD=1,AD = 1, PP is on AB,\overline{AB}, and DB\overline{DB} and DP\overline{DP} trisect ADC.\angle ADC. What is the perimeter of BDP?\triangle BDP?

3+333 + \dfrac{\sqrt3}{3}

2+4332 + \dfrac{4\sqrt3}{3}

2+222 + 2\sqrt2

3+352\dfrac{3 + 3\sqrt5}{2}

2+5332 + \dfrac{5\sqrt3}{3}

Answer: B
Concepts:special right trianglerectangleperimeter
Difficulty rating: 1390
Small Hint:

Angle ADC=90ADC = 90^\circ is split into three 3030^\circ angles

Big Hint:

Triangles ADPADP and ADBADB are both 3030-6060-9090 right triangles with leg AD=1AD = 1

Solution:

The right angle ADC=90\angle ADC = 90^\circ is trisected into three 3030^\circ angles, so ADP=30\angle ADP = 30^\circ and ADB=60.\angle ADB = 60^\circ.

In right triangle ADP,ADP, with AD=1,AD = 1, we get DP=1cos30=233DP = \dfrac{1}{\cos 30^\circ} = \dfrac{2\sqrt3}{3} and AP=tan30=33.AP = \tan 30^\circ = \dfrac{\sqrt3}{3}.

In right triangle ADB,ADB, with AD=1,AD = 1, we get DB=1cos60=2DB = \dfrac{1}{\cos 60^\circ} = 2 and AB=tan60=3.AB = \tan 60^\circ = \sqrt3.

Then PB=ABAP=333=233. \begin{aligned} PB = AB - AP &= \sqrt3 - \dfrac{\sqrt3}{3} \\ &= \dfrac{2\sqrt3}{3}. \end{aligned}

The perimeter of BDP\triangle BDP is DP+PB+DB=233+233+2=2+433. \begin{gathered} DP + PB + DB \\ = \dfrac{2\sqrt3}{3} + \dfrac{2\sqrt3}{3} + 2 \\ = 2 + \dfrac{4\sqrt3}{3}. \end{gathered}

Thus, the correct answer is B.

Problem 6#6
Full Exam

Problem 7 in Other Years