The figure shows a circle with radius 1 and a right △ A B C with A B = B C . Segment A B cuts the circle at D . The side lengths of △ D B C form a geometric progression . If the area of △ A B C can be written as A − B , input A × B .
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Since ∠ B of △ D B C is 9 0 ∘ , this means that D C is the diameter of the circle, therefore D C = 2 . Let A B = a and B C = b . Since a , b , and 2 are in a geometric progression, we have 2 a = b 2 ⟹ b = 2 a . By Pythagorean theorem ,
a 2 + b 2 a 2 + 2 a − 4 ⟹ a = 4 = 0 = 2 − 2 + 4 − 4 ( − 4 ) = 5 − 1 Since a > 0
The area of △ A B C , [ A B C ] = 2 b 2 = a = 5 − 1 , ⟹ A + B = 5 + 1 = 6 .
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Let ∣ A B ∣ = ∣ B C ∣ = a , ∣ B D ∣ = r a , ∣ C D ∣ = a r = 2
Then, a 2 + r 2 a 2 = a 2 r 2 = 4
⟹ r 4 − r 2 − 1 = 0
⟹ r 2 = 2 5 + 1
⟹ a 2 = r 2 4 = 2 ( 5 − 1 )
So, area of △ A B C is 2 a 2 = 5 − 1
Therefore A = 5 , B = 1 , A × B = 5 .