2025 AMC 10A Problem 23

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Concepts:angle bisector theoremsimilarityangle chasing

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23.

Triangle ABCABC has side lengths AB=80,AB = 80, BC=45,BC = 45, and AC=75.AC = 75. The bisector of B\angle B and the altitude to side ABAB intersect at point P.P. What is BP?BP?

1818

1919

2020

2121

2222

Solution:

Let the bisector of B\angle B hit ACAC at D.D. By the Angle Bisector Theorem, ADDC=ABBC=8045,\frac{AD}{DC} = \frac{AB}{BC} = \frac{80}{45}, and since AC=75,AC = 75, we get AD=48AD = 48 and CD=27.CD = 27. Triangles BCDBCD and ACBACB share C,\angle C, with sides in ratio 4575=35,\tfrac{45}{75} = \tfrac35, so they're similar. That gives BD=3580=48,BD = \tfrac35 \cdot 80 = 48, which equals AD.AD. So ADB\triangle ADB is isosceles. Writing DAB=DBA=θ,\angle DAB = \angle DBA = \theta, a short angle chase shows DPC=DCP,\angle DPC = \angle DCP, so CDP\triangle CDP is isosceles too, with PD=CD=27.PD = CD = 27. Since PP is on segment BD,BD, BP=BDPD=4827=21.BP = BD - PD = 48 - 27 = 21. Thus, D is the correct answer.

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