Locate The A B

Geometry Level 5

The following figure shows a triangle O A B OAB in the x y xy -plane, with point O O the origin and point A , B ( d ) A,B \in (d) whose equation is 4 x + 3 y 12 = 0 4x+3y-12=0 . Point K ( 6 ; 6 ) K(6;6) is the excenter of O O . Point C ( 24 5 ; 12 5 ) ( d ) C\left(\frac{24}{5};-\frac{12}{5}\right) \in (d) so that A C = A O AC=AO and point A A lies between points C C and B B .

If the coordinates of points A A and B B can be represented as ( x a ; y a ) (x_a;y_a) and ( x b ; y b ) (x_b;y_b) respectively, find x a + y a + x b + y b x_a+y_a+x_b+y_b .

Note: The above figure is not drawn to scale


The answer is 7.

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5 solutions

Chew-Seong Cheong
May 13, 2017

Since A C = A O AC = AO , we have:

A C 2 = A O 2 ( x a 24 5 ) 2 + ( y a + 12 5 ) 2 = ( x a 0 ) 2 + ( y a 0 ) 2 x a 2 48 5 x a + 576 25 + y a 2 + 24 5 y a + 144 25 = x a 2 + y a 2 48 5 x a + 24 5 y a + 720 25 = 0 4 x a + 2 y a + 12 = 0 Note that 4 x a + 3 y a 12 = 0 3 y a 12 + 2 y a + 12 = 0 y a = 0 x a = 3 \begin{aligned} AC^2 & = AO^2 \\ \left(x_a - \frac {24}5 \right)^2 + \left(y_a + \frac {12}5 \right)^2 & = \left(x_a - 0 \right)^2 + \left(y_a - 0 \right)^2 \\ x_a^2 - \frac {48}5 x_a + \frac {576}{25} + y_a^2 + \frac {24}5 y_a + \frac {144}{25} & = x_a^2 + y_a^2 \\ - \frac {48}5 x_a + \frac {24}5 y_a + \frac {720}{25} & = 0 \\ - {\color{#3D99F6}4 x_a} + 2 y_a + 12 & = 0 & \small \color{#3D99F6} \text{Note that } 4x_a + 3y_a - 12 = 0 \\ {\color{#3D99F6}3y_a - 12} + 2 y_a + 12 & = 0 \\ \implies y_a & = 0 \\ x_a & = 3 \end{aligned}

Therefore, A ( 0 , 3 ) A(0,3) is on the x x -axis and O A OA is along the x x -axis. Excircle centered at K K is hence tangent to the x x -axis and has a radius of 6 and since the excenter K K is at ( 6 , 6 ) (6,6) the excircle is also tangent to the y y -axis as shown in the figure below. Implying that the line O B OB is along y y -axis and x b = 0 x_b = 0 , y b = 4 \implies y_b = 4 .

Therefore, x a + y a + x b + y b = 3 + 0 + 0 + 4 = 7 x_a+y_a+x_b+y_b = 3+0+0+4 = \boxed{7} .

Jon Haussmann
May 13, 2017

The distance from K ( 6 , 6 ) K(6,6) to the line 4 x + 3 y 12 = 0 4x + 3y - 12 = 0 is given by 4 6 + 3 6 12 4 2 + 3 2 = 6 , \frac{|4 \cdot 6 + 3 \cdot 6 - 12|}{\sqrt{4^2 + 3^2}} = 6, which is also the radius of the circle.

Since the center of the circle is K ( 6 , 6 ) K(6,6) , and its radius is 6, it is tangent to both the x x -axis and y y -axis. Thus, A A and B B are the x x -intercept and the y y -intercept of the line 4 x + 3 y 12 = 0 4x + 3y - 12 = 0 , in some order. The x x -intercept is (3,0) and the y y -intercept is (0,4), so the answer is 3 + 0 + 0 + 4 = 7 3 + 0 + 0 + 4 = 7 .

Note that information about point C C is never used, so it is not needed.

No need to find distance between d and K. Since it is the r_o, which is 6.

Niranjan Khanderia - 4 years ago

A lies on perpendicular bisector of OC as well as on line d. Solve the two equations to get A(3,0).

Now, reflect A about line OK to get point X. Note that this point X lies on line segment OB. Hence find equation of OB. Solve it with equation of line d to get B(0,4)

Good one, much quicker to find B

Leah Jurgens - 4 years ago

But you need to prove that such point X lies on OB ^^

Leah Jurgens - 4 years ago

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That is very easy to show and a very elementary property in geometry. Hence, I did not mention that.. Just use congruence of triangles to prove it....

Leah Jurgens
May 13, 2017

(See above figure for details)

There are a few approaches to this problem but this is one i have come up with.

First we need to find some geometric proofs.

Let point D ( d ) D \in (d) so that B O = B D BO=BD and point B B lies between points A A and D D . Let E = A K O C , F = B K O D E=AK \cap OC, F=BK \cap OD and K H ( d ) KH \perp (d) with H ( d ) H \in (d) .

Since point K K is the excenter of O O so K E KE is the bisector of O A C \angle OAC . We also have Δ O A C \Delta OAC is an isosceles triangle so we can imply that point E E is the midpoint of O C OC and K C = K O KC=KO .

Similarly, point F F is the midpoint of O D OD and K D = K O KD=KO .

We have K C = K O = K D KC=KO=KD so Δ C K D \Delta CKD is an isosceles triangle. Therefore, point H H is the midpoint of C D CD .

Then, let's take these proofs into the coordinates system.

We have had the coordinates of point O O and C C so we can find the coordinates of midpoint E E of O C OC that is ( 12 5 ; 6 5 ) (\frac{12}{5};\frac{-6}{5}) . Line segment E K O C EK \perp OC and passes point E E so its equation is 2 x y 6 = 0 2x-y-6=0 .

We have A = E K ( d ) A= EK \cap (d) and both line equations have been found so we can find the coordinates of point A A that is ( 3 ; 0 ) (3;0)

We have line segment K H ( d ) KH \perp (d) and passes point K K so its equation is 3 x 4 y + 6 = 0 3x-4y+6=0 . We also have point H = K H ( d ) H=KH \cap (d) so its coordinates is ( 6 5 ; 12 5 ) (\frac{6}{5};\frac{12}{5}) . Since we have proved that H H is the midpoint of C D CD so we can find the coordinates of point D D that is ( 12 5 ; 36 5 ) (\frac{-12}{5};\frac{36}{5})

By the same way that we have found the coordinates of point A A , we can find the coordinates of point B B that is ( 0 ; 4 ) (0;4) .

In conclusion, x a + y a + x b + y b = 7 x_a+y_a+x_b+y_b = \boxed7

T h e l i n e d i s X 3 + Y 4 = 1. S o X a n d Y i n t e r s e c t s a r e 3 a n d 4. K i s o n Y = X , t h a t b i s e c t s t h e r i g h t t h r o u g h O , A a n d B a r e e a c h o n o n e o f t h e a x i s . C i s n e a r A , a n d i n f o u r t h q u a d r a n t . A , i s a t i n t e r s e c t i o n o f Y = 0 a n d d , A ( 3 , 0 ) = ( X a , Y a ) . S i m i l a r l y B ( 0 , 4 ) = ( X b , Y b ) . X a + Y a + X b + Y b = 3 + 0 + 0 + 4 = 7. The ~line~ d ~is~\dfrac X 3+\dfrac Y 4 = 1.~So~X~and~Y~intersects~are~3~and~4.\\ K~ is~on~ Y=X, ~that~~bisects~the~right~\angle~ through~O,~\therefore~A~and~B~are~each~on~one~of~the~axis.\\ C~is~~near~A,~and~in~fourth~quadrant.\\ \therefore~A, ~is~at~intersection~of~Y=0~and~d,~\therefore~A(3,0)=(X_a,Y_a).~~~~~Similarly~ B(0,4)=(X_b,Y_b).\\ \therefore~X_a+Y_a+X_b+Y_b=3+0+0+4=\Large~~\color{#D61F06}{7}.\\

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