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Geometry Difficulty 5.0 AIME, harder Prove it United States
Problem:
Triangle GRT has GR=5, RT=12, and GT=13. The perpendicular bisector of GT intersects the extension of GR at O. Find TO.
Solution
Solution:
First, note that TO=GO as O lies on the perpendicular bisector of GT. Then if M is the midpoint of GT, we have that △GRT∼△GMO, so we can compute
TO=GO=GM⋅GRGT=213⋅513=10169.
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