2000 AIME II Problem 6
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6.
One base of a trapezoid is units longer than the other base. The segment that joins the midpoints of the legs divides the trapezoid into two regions whose areas are in the ratio Let be the length of the segment joining the legs of the trapezoid that is parallel to the bases and that divides the trapezoid into two regions of equal area. Find the greatest integer that does not exceed
Solution:
Let the bases be and The midsegment has length and splits the trapezoid into two trapezoids of equal height, whose areas are proportional to the sums of their parallel sides, and Setting gives so the bases are and
Extend the legs to meet at an apex, creating similar triangles: a segment parallel to the bases with length cuts off a triangle of area for a fixed constant The segment of length bisects the trapezoid's area exactly when so
Then and the greatest integer not exceeding it is
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