Quadrilateral, Diagonal, and Circle

Geometry Level 2

18 \sqrt{18} 3 + 6 \sqrt{3}+\sqrt{6} 12 \sqrt{12} 2 + 6 \sqrt{2}+\sqrt{6}

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Since diagonal A B AB is the diameter of the circle, triangles A D B ADB and A C B ACB are right triangles. Then

sin 45 = B D 4 \sin 45 = \dfrac{BD}{4} \implies B D = 4 sin 45 = 4 ( 2 2 ) = 2 2 BD=4 \sin 45 = 4\left(\dfrac{\sqrt{2}}{2}\right) = 2\sqrt{2}

It follows that A D = B D = 2 2 AD=BD=2\sqrt{2} since triangle A D B ADB is an isosceles right triangle with A B D = 4 5 \angle ABD=45^\circ .

Applying pythagorean theorem on triangle A C B ACB , we get, B C = 4 2 2 2 = 12 = 2 3 BC=\sqrt{4^2-2^2}=\sqrt{12}=2\sqrt{3}

Applying Ptolemy's Theorem , we have

( A B ) ( C D ) = ( A D ) ( C B ) + ( A C ) ( B D ) (AB)(CD)=(AD)(CB)+(AC)(BD)

4 ( C D ) = 2 2 ( 2 3 ) + 2 ( 2 2 ) 4(CD)=2\sqrt{2}(2\sqrt{3})+2(2\sqrt{2})

C D = 4 ( 6 + 2 ) 4 = 6 + 2 CD=\dfrac{4(\sqrt{6}+\sqrt{2})}{4}=\boxed{\sqrt{6}+\sqrt{2}}

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