Suppose ABCD is a convex quadrilateral with ∠ABD=105∘,∠ADB=15∘,AC=7, and BC=CD=5. Compute the sum of all possible values of BD.
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Solution
Let O be the cirumcenter of triangle ABD. By the inscribed angle theorem, ∠AOC=90∘ and ∠BOC=60∘. Let AO=BO=CO=x and CO=y. By the Pythagorean theorem on triangle AOC, x2+y2=49 and by the Law of Cosines on triangle BOC, x2−xy+y2=25 It suffices to find the sum of all possible values of BD=3x. Since the two conditions on x and y are both symmetric, the answer is equal to 3(x+y)=9(x2+y2)−6(x2−xy+y2)=291. It is easy to check that both solutions generate valid configurations.
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