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A right A B C \triangle ABC has sides A B = 7 AB=7 , B C = 24 BC=24 , and hypotenuse A C AC . Point D D is on A C AC such that A D : D C = 2 : 3 AD:DC=2:3 . Then B D 2 = m n BD^{2}=\dfrac{m}{n} , where m m and n n are coprime positive integers. What is m + n m+n ?


The answer is 554.

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1 solution

Tom Engelsman
Feb 7, 2021

We clearly have the 7 , 24 , 25 7,24,25 primitive Pythagorean triplet for A B C . \triangle{ABC}. Let point D D divide hypothenuse A C AC into lengths A D = x , D C = 25 x AD= x, DC = 25-x such that:

x 25 x = 2 3 x = 10 \frac{x}{25-x} = \frac{2}{3} \Rightarrow x = 10

or A D = 10 , D C = 15. AD = 10, DC = 15. We can then compute B D 2 BD^{2} per the Law of Cosines. WLOG, let us utilize B C D : \triangle{BCD}:

B D 2 = B C 2 + C D 2 2 ( B C ) ( C D ) cos C BD^2 = BC^2 + CD^2 - 2(BC)(CD)\cos \angle C ;

or B D 2 = 2 4 2 + 1 5 2 2 ( 24 ) ( 15 ) cos ( arccos 24 25 ) = 801 3456 5 = 549 5 . BD^2 = 24^2 + 15^2 - 2(24)(15) \cdot \cos(\arccos \frac{24}{25}) = 801 - \frac{3456}{5} = \boxed{\frac{549}{5}}.

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