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Geometry Difficulty 2.3 Junior Find the answer

What is the perimeter of UVZ\triangle UVZ if UVWXUVWX is a rectangle that lies flat on a horizontal floor, a vertical semi-circular wall with diameter XWXW is constructed, point ZZ is the highest point on this wall, and UV=20UV=20 and VW=30VW=30?

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

Solution

The perimeter of UVZ\triangle UVZ equals UV+UZ+VZUV+UZ+VZ.
We know that UV=20UV=20. We need to calculate UZUZ and VZVZ.
Let OO be the point on XWXW directly underneath ZZ.
Since ZZ is the highest point on the semi-circle and XWXW is the diameter, then OO is the centre of the semi-circle.
We join UO,VO,UZUO, VO, UZ, and VZVZ.
Since UVWXUVWX is a rectangle, then XW=UV=20XW=UV=20 and UX=VW=30UX=VW=30.
Since XWXW is a diameter of the semi-circle and OO is the centre, then OO is the midpoint of XWXW and so XO=WO=10XO=WO=10.
This means that the radius of the semi-circle is 10, and so OZ=10OZ=10 as well.
Now UXO\triangle UXO and VWO\triangle VWO are both right-angled, since UVWXUVWX is a rectangle.
By the Pythagorean Theorem, UO2=UX2+XO2=302+102=900+100=1000UO^{2}=UX^{2}+XO^{2}=30^{2}+10^{2}=900+100=1000 and VO2=VW2+WO2=302+102=1000VO^{2}=VW^{2}+WO^{2}=30^{2}+10^{2}=1000.
Each of UOZ\triangle UOZ and VOZ\triangle VOZ is right-angled at OO, since the semi-circle is vertical and the rectangle is horizontal.
Therefore, we can apply the Pythagorean Theorem again to obtain UZ2=UO2+OZ2UZ^{2}=UO^{2}+OZ^{2} and VZ2=VO2+OZ2VZ^{2}=VO^{2}+OZ^{2}.
Since UO2=VO2=1000UO^{2}=VO^{2}=1000, then UZ2=VZ2=1000+102=1100UZ^{2}=VZ^{2}=1000+10^{2}=1100 or UZ=VZ=1100UZ=VZ=\sqrt{1100}.
Therefore, the perimeter of UVZ\triangle UVZ is 20+2110086.33220+2 \sqrt{1100} \approx 86.332.
Of the given choices, this is closest to 86.

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