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Problem:

Points AA and BB lie on circle ω\omega with center OO. Let XX be a point inside ω\omega. Suppose that XO=22XO = 2\sqrt{2}, XA=1XA = 1, XB=3XB = 3, and AXB=90\angle AXB = 90^{\circ}. Points YY and ZZ are on ω\omega such that YAY \neq A and triangles AXB\triangle AXB and YXZ\triangle YXZ are similar with the same orientation. Compute XYXY.

A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.

Solutions — 2

Solution 1

Solution:

Consider a rotation about XX by 9090^{\circ} followed by a homothety with ratio 13\frac{1}{3} that sends BB to AA. This sends ω\omega to ω\omega' with radius 13\frac{1}{3} of the radius of ω\omega and center OO'. Since AA is the image of BB under this rotation, we know AA lies on both circles; the same argument shows YY must lie on both circles. Thus, YY is the reflection of AA over OOOO'. In particular, this means that XY=AXXY = AX', where XX' is the reflection of XX over OOOO'.

Let MM be the midpoint of ABAB. Note that because OXO\triangle OXO' \sim BXA\triangle BXA, we also have XOX\triangle XOX' \sim XMA\triangle XMA, as they are both isosceles and XOX=2XOO=2XBA=XMA\angle XOX' = 2\angle XOO' = 2\angle XBA = \angle XMA. This implies that XOMXXA\triangle XOM \sim \triangle XX'A. Thus, we know that AX=OMXAXM=210OMAX' = OM \cdot \frac{XA}{XM} = \frac{2}{\sqrt{10}} OM. It remains to compute OMOM; noting that the distance between OO and the foot from XX to ABAB is 2510\frac{2}{5}\sqrt{10}, and that the altitude of AXY\triangle AXY has length 31010\frac{3}{10}\sqrt{10}, we get that the distance from OO to ABAB is

31010+(22)2(2510)2=111010 \frac{3}{10}\sqrt{10} + \sqrt{\left(2\sqrt{2}\right)^2 - \left(\frac{2}{5}\sqrt{10}\right)^2} = \frac{11}{10}\sqrt{10}

by the Pythagorean theorem, which means that XY=AX=115XY = AX' = \left\lfloor \frac{11}{5} \right\rfloor.

Solution 2

Solution:

Figure 1
Let MM be the midpoint of ABAB. We will find MOMO first.

Let the internal bisector of AXB\angle A X B intersect (AXB)\odot (A X B) at PP. From Ptolemy, XP=22=XOX P = 2\sqrt{2} = X O. Let XX' be the foot of altitude from XX to MOM O. Observe that OO is the reflection of PP across XXX X'. By the area of AXB\triangle A X B, we have XM=310X'M = \frac{3}{\sqrt{10}}. Therefore,

MO=OX+XM=XP+XM=2XM+MP=111010. M O = O X' + X'M = X'P + X'M = 2X'M + M P = \frac{11\sqrt{10}}{10}.

By the spiral similarity XABXYZ\triangle X A B \mapsto \triangle X Y Z, we have that AYBZA Y \perp B Z and AOB+YOZ=90\angle A O B + \angle Y O Z = 90^{\circ} Therefore, XAMXYN\triangle X A M \sim \triangle X Y N where NN is the midpoint of YZY Z. Thus, YZ=11105Y Z = \frac{11\sqrt{10}}{5} and XY=[115]X Y = \left[\frac{11}{5}\right]

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