Let be a diameter of a circle having center and be a point on such that . Let and be points on the circle such that is perpendicular to and passes through . If , then , find .
Note: denotes the area.
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Let the radius of the circle be r . Then A O = E O = r . Since B D = 3 D C and B C = 2 r , ⟹ B D = 2 r , D C = 2 3 r , and D O = 2 r . This means that △ A B D and △ A D O are similar. Therefore A O = A B ⟹ r = 4 . We note that △ A D C and △ C D E share a common base of D C and have heights A D and E F respectively. Since △ A D O and △ O E F are similar, A D = E F . Therefore △ A D C and △ C D E have the same area. Then
[ A D E C ] ⟹ 3 [ A D E C ] = [ A D C ] + [ C D E ] = 2 [ A D C ] = 2 × 2 1 × A D × D C = 2 × 2 1 × 2 3 × 6 = 1 2 3 = 1 2