olymmath

AIME 2009b Problem 15

  • Paper
  • Answer

Let MN‾\overline{MN} be a diameter of a circle with diameter 1. Let AA and BB be points on one of the semicircular arcs determined by MN‾\overline{MN} such that AA is the midpoint of the semicircle and MB=35MB=\frac{3}5. Point CC lies on the other semicircular arc. Let dd be the length of the line segment whose endpoints are the intersections of diameter MN‾\overline{MN} with chords AC‾\overline{AC} and BC‾\overline{BC}. The largest possible value of dd can be written in the form r−str-s\sqrt{t}, where r,sr, s and tt are positive integers and tt is not divisible by the square of any prime. Find r+s+tr+s+t.

Dataset text AIME 1983 to 2026. Quoted with source.

Show the answer

14

Solutions

No solution is on olymmath yet. Official and human solutions come first when they arrive. AI solutions come after them, with a label.

Add a solution

Locator aime/2009b/p15 · Tag B4Y6ZHCG43 · Edit this page on GitHub · Keys: j next, k previous