Let ABP,BCQ,CAR be three non-overlapping triangles erected outside of acute triangle ABC. Let M be the midpoint of segment AP. Given that ∠PAB\equal∠CQB\equal45∘, ∠ABP\equal∠QBC\equal75∘, ∠RAC\equal105∘, and RQ2\equal6CM2, compute AC2/AR2.
[i]Zuming Feng.[/i]
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Solution
Let ABP,BCQ,CAR be three non-overlapping triangles erected outside of acute triangle ABC. Let M be the midpoint of segment AP. Given that ∠PAB=∠CQB=45∘, ∠ABP=∠QBC=75∘, ∠RAC=105∘, and RQ2=6CM2, we aim to compute AR2AC2.
Construct parallelogram CADP.
Claim:△AQR∼△ADC.
Proof: Observe that △BPA∼△BCQ, hence △BAQ∼△BPC. Consequently, ADAQ=CPAQ=BABP=23=DCQR. Since ∠RAC=105∘ and ∠QAD=∠CPA+∠QAP=180∘−∠(CP,AQ)=180∘−∠ABP=105∘, we can use SSA similarity (since 105∘>90∘) to conclude that △AQR∼△ADC.
Thus, it follows that AR2AC2=32.
The answer is: 32.
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