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Geometry Level 4

A Circle touches the side AB and AD of a rectangle ABCD at P and Q respectively and passes through the vertex C. If the distance of C from chord PQ is 5 units, then find the area of the rectangle.


The answer is 25.0.

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2 solutions

Krishna Sharma
Apr 13, 2015

Let AB and AD be along x-axis and y-axis, let the coordinates of P and Q be ( h , 0 ) (h,0) and ( 0 , h ) (0,h) therefore coordinates of centre will be ( h , h (h,h ). (radius of circle will also be h)

Let coordinates of vertex C be (a,b) and is distance from chord PQ will be

a + b h 2 = 5 \displaystyle \left| \dfrac{a + b - h}{\sqrt{2}} \right| = 5

Also

h = ( a h ) 2 + ( b h ) 2 \displaystyle h = \sqrt{ (a-h)^2 + (b -h)^2}

Simplifing above equation to get

a 2 + b 2 2 a h 2 b h + h 2 = 0 \displaystyle a^2 + b^2 - 2ah - 2bh + h^2 =0 .......... (1)

Also

a + b h = 5 2 \displaystyle |a + b - h| = 5\sqrt{2}

Squaring to get

a 2 + b 2 + h 2 + 2 a b 2 a h 2 b h = 50 \displaystyle a^2 + b^2 + h^2 + 2ab - 2ah - 2bh = 50 ............ (2)

Subtracting (2) from (1) to get

2 a b = 50 a b = 25 2ab = 50 \implies \boxed{ ab = 25}

Note : a and b are sides of rectangle

ohh... though I also sued same co-ordinate geometry ... But I messed up my calculation .... anyways Thanks you for solution ... It is nice question.! Please Post such more good problems ... Thanks Mate!

Karan Shekhawat - 6 years, 2 months ago

Same problem in G.Tewani. LOL

Aayush Patni - 6 years, 1 month ago

Since no other data is supplied, we can solve this question only by assuming ABCD is a SQUARE. Let O be the center of the circle radius R. M is the midpoint of the chord PQ. COMA is the diagonal. APOQ is the square with sides R and diagonals PQ and AO. It is easy to see that M O = R 2 , M C = R + R 2 = R ( 1 + 1 2 ) = R ( 2 + 1 2 ) = 5.. ( 1 ) D i a g o n a l A C = C O + O A = R + 2 R = R ( 1 + 2 ) . A B = R ( 1 + 2 ) 2 = R 1 + 2 2 = 5 b y ( 1 ) A B C D = 5 2 = 25 MO=\dfrac{R}{\sqrt 2}, MC=R+\dfrac{R}{\sqrt 2}=R*(1+\dfrac{1}{\sqrt 2})=R*(\dfrac{\sqrt 2 +1}{ \sqrt 2} )=5..(1) \\Diagonal~~ AC=CO+OA=R+ \sqrt 2R=R(1+\sqrt 2).~~\\\therefore~AB=\dfrac{R(1+\sqrt 2)}{\sqrt 2}=R*\dfrac{1+\sqrt 2}{\sqrt 2} =5~~by (1)\\ABCD=5^2=\color{#D61F06}{\boxed {25} }\\

So I think the wording should be ABCD is a SQUARE. Otherwise the problem has insufficient data.

It is also not given that sides have integral value so it can be rectangle too.

Krishna Sharma - 6 years, 1 month ago

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Thanks. But my above proof is true ONLY if ABCD is a square. I am unable to find pure geometric proof. Can any one help ??

Niranjan Khanderia - 6 years, 1 month ago

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You can refer my solution :)

Krishna Sharma - 6 years, 1 month ago

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@Krishna Sharma I mean not coordinate geometry, pure geometry(!). Yours is a nice proof. Thanks.

Niranjan Khanderia - 6 years, 1 month ago

I think it can be proven that ABCD is a square :)

Timoy Cheng - 5 years, 9 months ago

no it cant be....it may be a rectangle and You will get the area in terms of length (AP) and angle CAB and the value will become 25 from the given distance condition

Swarnendu Bhattacharjee - 2 years, 3 months ago

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