2025 AMC 10A Problem 25

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Concepts:geometric probabilitysectorequilateral triangle

Difficulty rating: 2600

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A point PP is chosen at random inside square ABCD.ABCD. The probability that APAP is neither the shortest nor the longest side of APB\triangle APB can be written as a+bπcde,\dfrac{a + b\pi - c\sqrt{d}}{e}, where a,b,c,d,a, b, c, d, and ee are positive integers, gcd(a,b,c,e)=1,\gcd(a, b, c, e) = 1, and dd is not divisible by the square of a prime. What is a+b+c+d+e?a + b + c + d + e?

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Solution:

Place A=(0,0)A = (0,0) and B=(1,0)B = (1,0) on the unit square. APAP is the middle length when BP<AP<ABBP \lt AP \lt AB or AB<AP<BP.AB \lt AP \lt BP. These two conditions carve out regions bounded by the circle of radius 11 centered at AA (where AP=ABAP = AB) and the perpendicular bisector x=12x = \tfrac12 (where AP=BPAP = BP). Let SS be where that circle meets x=12.x = \tfrac12. Then ABS\triangle ABS is equilateral, so QAS=60.\angle QAS = 60^\circ. Working out the pieces, the larger region has area 4π3324\frac{4\pi - 3\sqrt3}{24} and the smaller 122π3324.\frac{12 - 2\pi - 3\sqrt3}{24}. They add to 6+π3312.\frac{6 + \pi - 3\sqrt3}{12}. So a+b+c+d+e=6+1+3+3+12=25.a + b + c + d + e = 6 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 12 = 25. Thus, A is the correct answer.

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