Two Tangents

Geometry Level 5

Circle ω \omega has a radius 5 and is centered at O O . Point A A lies outside ω \omega such that O A = 13 OA = 13 . The two tangents to ω \omega passing through A A are drawn, and points B B and C C are chosen on them (one on each tangent) such that the line B C BC is tangent to ω \omega and ω \omega lies outside the triangle A B C ABC . Given that B C = 7 BC=7 , compute A B + A C AB+AC .


The answer is 17.

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3 solutions

Ahmad Saad
May 23, 2016

this problem comes from 2007 HMMT right?

alex wang - 1 year, 5 months ago

Very nice and simple!

Ciprian Florea - 5 years ago
Ciprian Florea
May 22, 2016

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