△ A B C is a right triangle with ∠ A = 9 0 ∘ , B C = 1 8 , and A C > A B . Let M be the midpoint of line segment B C . Suppose there exist points D 1 and D 2 on A C such that B D 1 ⊥ D 1 M , B D 2 ⊥ D 2 M , and D 1 D 2 = 1 . The ratio A B A C can be written in the form n m , where m and n are coprime positive integers. What is m + n ?
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Typo ... C D 1 = 2 6 4 9 + 1 , and what you've stated as C D 1 is actually the value of C D 2
Let
L - be the midpoint of B M
D - be the midpoint of D 1 D 2
Points D 1 & D 2 lies on the same circle with its center L .
Therefore the radius R is equal to:
R = 2 B M = 4 . 5 = L D 1 = L D 2
D L perpendicular to D 1 D 2 .
D L = 4 . 5 2 + 0 . 5 2 = 2 0
A B A C = D L D C = 2 0 ( 9 + 4 . 5 ) 2 − ( 2 0 ) 2 = 8 0 6 4 9
m + n = 6 4 9 + 8 0 = 7 2 9
The more elegant approach would be what Jack D'Aurizio posted, but anyways, I wanted to endorse the dark side: cartesian bash. Doesn't get very tedious... took me about five minutes.
Set A at the origin. Let C = ( a , 0 ) and B = ( 0 , b ) , where a 2 + b 2 = 1 8 2 . Then, M = ( 2 a , 2 b ) . Note that D 1 , D 2 lie on the circle whose diameter is B M . The midpoint of B M is ( 4 a , 4 3 b ) , and the radius of the circle is 2 a 2 + b 2 . Thus, the equation of the circle is ( x − 4 a ) 2 + ( y − 4 3 b ) 2 = 1 6 a 2 + b 2 . At the points when it intersects the x axis, we have y = 0 . So, the x coordinates of D 1 and D 2 satisfy the equation ( x − 4 a ) 2 + ( 4 3 b ) 2 = 1 6 a 2 + b 2 , the discriminant of which is 4 a 2 − 8 b 2 . The difference between the roots is equal to the square root of the discriminant, so we have D 1 D 2 = 1 = 2 a 2 − 8 b 2 ⟹ a 2 − 8 b 2 = 4 . We also have a 2 + b 2 = 1 8 2 . Solving this system of equations yields a 2 = 6 2 5 9 6 , b 2 = 9 3 2 0 , n m = b 2 a 2 = 8 0 6 4 9 . Hence, m = 6 4 9 , n = 9 0 , m + n = 7 2 9 .
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We have C M ⋅ C B = C D 1 ⋅ C D 2 , from which we get C D 1 = 2 6 4 9 − 1 . If we take O as the midpoint of B M , we have O D 1 = 2 9 , O C = 2 2 7 , so by applying the cosine theorem to the triangle C O D 1 we have cos A C B = 2 7 6 4 9 , hence: n m = cot 2 A C B = 8 0 6 4 9 .