Semicircle Problem.

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In the above semicircle, chords A B , B C AB, BC and C D CD have lengths 6 , 6 6,6 and 14 14 respectively.

If the area A A of C O D \triangle{COD} can be expressed as A = a a b a A = a^a * b\sqrt{a} , where a a and b b are coprime positive integers, find a + b a + b .


The answer is 9.

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1 solution

Rocco Dalto
Jan 11, 2020

Using the above diagram 2 ( 180 2 θ ) + λ = 180 λ = 4 θ 180 2(180 - 2\theta) + \lambda = 180 \implies \lambda = 4\theta - 180 \implies

m = 180 2 θ m = 180 - 2\theta .

For A O B \triangle{AOB} using the law of cosines we have:

36 = 2 r 2 ( 1 cos ( 180 2 θ ) ) 18 = r 2 ( 1 + cos ( 2 θ ) ) r 2 = 18 1 + cos ( 2 θ ) 36 = 2r^2(1 - \cos(180 - 2\theta)) \implies 18 = r^2(1 + \cos(2\theta)) \implies r^2 = \dfrac{18}{1 + \cos(2\theta)}

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for C O D \triangle{COD} using the law of cosines we have:

196 2 r 2 ( 1 + cos ( 4 θ ) ) 49 = r 2 ( cos 2 ( 2 θ ) ) 196 - 2r^2(1 + \cos(4\theta)) \implies 49 = r^2(\cos^2(2\theta)) \implies

49 + 49 cos ( 2 θ ) = 18 cos 2 ( 2 θ ) 18 cos 2 ( θ ) 49 cos ( 2 θ ) 49 = 0 49 + 49\cos(2\theta) = 18\cos^2(2\theta) \implies 18\cos^2(\theta) - 49\cos(2\theta) - 49 = 0 \implies

cos ( 2 θ ) = 49 ± 77 2 \cos(2\theta) = \dfrac{49 \pm 77}{2} and cos ( u ) 1 cos ( 2 θ ) = 7 9 |\cos(u)| \leq 1 \implies \cos(2\theta) = -\dfrac{7}{9}

r 2 = 18 1 7 9 = 81 r = 9. \implies r^2 = \dfrac{18}{1 - \dfrac{7}{9}} = 81 \implies r = 9.

Let h h be the height of C O D h = 81 49 = 32 = 4 2 \triangle{COD} \implies h = \sqrt{81 -49} = \sqrt{32} = 4\sqrt{2} \implies A C O D = 28 2 = 2 2 7 2 = A_{\triangle{COD}} = 28\sqrt{2} = 2^2 * 7\sqrt{2} =

a a b a a + b = 9 a^a * b\sqrt{a} \implies a + b = \boxed{9} .

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