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Geometry Level 4

Suppose a triangle A B C ABC has lengths A B = 5 , A C = 6 , AB = 5, AC = 6, and B C = 7 BC = 7 . Let D D and E E be points on B A BA and B C BC respectively such that B D = B E = 3 2 BD = BE = \frac{3}{2} . If D E DE intersects line A C AC at P P , find the value of 54 P B 9 54PB - 9 .


The answer is 666.

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3 solutions

Ahmad Saad
Sep 3, 2017

Daniel Stewart
Sep 2, 2017

We note that D D and E E are the midpoints of the tangent lines from B B to the incircle of A B C ABC . If we consider point B B to be a circle with radius 0 0 , we get that D E DE is the radical axis of B B and the incircle of A B C ABC . Thus, since P P lies on the radical axis of B B and the incircle, if X X is the tangency point of the incircle to A C AC , then P X = P B PX = PB . Finally, by using Menelaus' Theorem, we compute P A = 21 2 PA = \frac{21}{2} . Finally, we add A X = 2 AX = 2 to get P X = P B = 25 2 PX = PB = \frac{25}{2} , so the answer is 666 . \boxed{666}.

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