Geometry problem by Kevin Tran (2)

Geometry Level 3

A quadrilateral A B C D ABCD is inscribed in a circle with diameter A D = 13 AD = 13 . Sides C B CB and A B AB each have the same length, 5 5 .

If the length of C D CD is p / q p/q (with p , q p,q coprime, positive integers), what is the value of p + q p+q ?

Note : The diagram is not drawn to scale.


The answer is 132.

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2 solutions

Arjen Vreugdenhil
Jan 13, 2018

Generally speaking, if a chord of a circle spans angle 2 θ 2\theta , then its length is 2 r sin θ = d sin θ 2r\sin \theta = d\sin\theta .

Suppose that A B = B C = x AB = BC = x each span an angle 2 α 2\alpha , and C D = y CD = y spans an angle 2 β 2\beta , and 2 ( 2 α ) + 2 β = 18 0 2(2\alpha) + 2\beta = 180^\circ .

Then y = d sin β y = d\sin\beta , x = d sin α x = d\sin\alpha , and β = 9 0 2 α \beta = 90^\circ - 2\alpha ; therefore y = d sin ( 9 0 2 α ) = d cos 2 α = d ( 1 2 sin 2 α ) = d ( 1 2 ( x d ) 2 ) = d 2 2 x 2 d . y = d\sin(90^\circ - 2\alpha) = d\cos 2\alpha = d(1 - 2\sin^2\alpha) = d\left(1 - 2\cdot\left(\frac x{d}\right)^2\right) = \frac{d^2 - 2x^2}{d}.

In this case, d = 13 d = 13 and x = 5 x = 5 , so that y = 1 3 2 2 5 2 1 3 = 119 13 ; y = \frac{13^2 - 2\cdot 5^2} 13 = \frac{119}{13}; the answer to the problem is 119 + 13 = 132 119 + 13 = \boxed{132} .

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