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Problem: Let AEF be a triangle with EF=20 and AE=AF=21. Let B and D be points chosen on segments AE and AF, respectively, such that BD is parallel to EF. Point C is chosen in the interior of triangle AEF such that ABCD is cyclic. If BC=3 and CD=4, then the ratio of areas [AEF][ABCD] can be written as ba for relatively prime positive integers a,b. Compute 100a+b.
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Solutions — 2
Solution 1
Solution: Rotate △ABC around A to △AB′C′, such that B′ is on segment AF. Note that as BD∥EF, AB=AD. From this, AB′=AB=AD, and B′=D. Note that ∠ADC′=∠ABC=180−∠ADC because ABCD is cyclic. Therefore, C, D, and C′ are collinear. Also, AC′=AC, and ∠CAC′=∠DAC+∠C′AD=∠DAC+∠CAB=∠EAF. Thus, since AE=AF, △ACC′∼△AEF. Now, we have [ACC′]=[ACD]+[ADC′]=[ACD]+[ABC]=[ABCD] But, [ACC′]=EF2CC′2⋅[AEF], and we know that CC′=CD+DC′=4+3=7. Thus, [AEF][ABCD]=[AEF][ACC′]=20272=40049. The answer is 100⋅49+400=5300.
Solution 2
Solution: Since BD is parallel to EF and AE=AF, we have AB=AD. Since ABCD is cyclic, ∠ABC+∠ADC=180∘. Thus we can glue △ABC and △ADC as shown in the diagram above to create a triangle that is similar to △AEF and has the same area as ABCD. The base of this triangle has length BC+CD=3+4=7, so the desired ratio is 20272=40049
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