AIME 2015 Problem 15

Geometry Level 5

Circles P \mathcal{P} and Q \mathcal{Q} have radii 1 1 and 4 4 , respectively, and are externally tangent at point A A . Point B B is on P \mathcal{P} and point C C is on Q \mathcal{Q} so that line B C BC is a common external tangent of the two circles. A line \ell through A A intersects P \mathcal{P} again at D D and intersects Q \mathcal{Q} again at E E . Points B B and C C lie on the same side of \ell , and the areas of D B A \triangle DBA and A C E \triangle ACE are equal. This common area is m n \frac{m}{n} , where m m and n n are relatively prime positive integers. Find m + n m+n .


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The answer is 129.

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Ahmad Saad
Dec 25, 2015

this problem took alot of time

Mardokay Mosazghi - 5 years, 5 months ago

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