Let A , B , C , D be four points in the plane, with C and D on the same side of the line A B , such that A C × B D = A D × B C and ∠ A D B = 9 0 ∘ + ∠ A C B .
Find the ratio A C × B D A B × C D .
If this ratio is of the form b a , where a and b are positive integers with a square-free, submit a + b as your answer.
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Construct a line
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Introduce a point
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Now, A C × B D = A D × B C = > B C A C = B D A D = B E A D .
Also, ∠ C A D + ∠ C B D = ∠ C B D + ∠ C B E = 9 0 ∘ = > ∠ C A D = ∠ C B E
= > Δ A D C ∼ Δ B E C = > ∠ A C D = ∠ B C E = > ∠ A C B = ∠ D C E ; B C A C = E C D C
= > Δ C A B ∼ Δ C D E = > A B × C D = A C × D E − − ( I )
But, the construction of E gives a right isosceles Δ D B E = > D E = 2 × B D .
Substituting D E = 2 × B D . in [ I ] we get: A B × C D = A C × 2 × B D = > A C × B D A B × C D = 2
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The fraction to be calculated is A C × B D A B × C D
A B = 2
C D = C E − D E = tan 1 5 ∘ 1 − tan 3 0 ∘ = 3 + 2 − 3 1 = 3 2 ( 3 + 1 )
A C = B C = sin 1 5 ∘ 1 = ( 3 + 1 ) 2
B D = cos 3 0 ∘ 1 = 3 2
So the ratio
A C × B D A B × C D = ( 3 + 1 ) 2 2 ( 3 + 1 ) = 2