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Geometric Trigonometry: all problems

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Problem 43.4.1

AMC 12

This problem also appears in the book as 31.3.1.

Let ABCABC be an equilateral triangle. Extend side AB‾\overline{AB} beyond BB to a point B′B' so that BB′=3⋅ABBB' = 3 \cdot AB. Similarly, extend side BC‾\overline{BC} beyond CC to a point C′C' so that CC′=3⋅BCCC' = 3 \cdot BC, and extend side CA‾\overline{CA} beyond AA to a point A′A' so that AA′=3⋅CAAA' = 3 \cdot CA. What is the ratio of the area of △A′B′C′\triangle A'B'C' to the area of △ABC\triangle ABC?

Problem 43.4.2

AMC 10/12

Triangle △ABC\triangle ABC has side lengths AB=80AB = 80, BC=45BC = 45, and AC=75AC = 75. The bisector of ∠B\angle B and the altitude to side AB‾\overline{AB} intersect at point PP. What is BPBP?

Problem 43.4.3

AMC 12

An analog clock starts at midnight and runs for 20252025 minutes before stopping. What is the tangent of the acute angle between the hour hand and the minute hand when the clock stops?

Problem 43.4.4

AMC 12

This problem also appears in the book as 35.6.

Regular octagon ABCDEFGHABCDEFGH has area nn. Let mm be the area of quadrilateral ACEGACEG. What is mn\frac{m}{n}?

Problem 43.4.5

AMC 12

Two non-congruent triangles have the same area. Each triangle has sides of length 88 and 99, and the third side of each triangle has integer length. What is the sum of the lengths of the third sides?

Problem 43.4.6

AMC 12

A circle of radius rr is surrounded by 1212 circles of radius 11, externally tangent to the central circle and sequentially tangent to each other, as shown. Then rr can be written as a+b+c\sqrt{a} + \sqrt{b} + c, where a,b,ca, b, c are integers. What is a+b+ca + b + c?

Problem 43.4.7

AMC 10/12

A regular pentagon with area 5+1\sqrt{5} + 1 is printed on paper and cut out. All five vertices are folded to the center of the pentagon, creating a smaller pentagon. What is the area of the new pentagon?

Problem 43.4.8(additional)

AHSME

In △ABC\triangle ABC, side a=3a = \sqrt{3}, side b=3b = \sqrt{3}, and side c>3c > 3. Let xx be the largest number such that the magnitude, in degrees, of the angle opposite side cc exceeds xx. Then xx equals:

Problem 43.4.9(additional)

AHSME

In triangle ABCABC, 3sin⁡A+4cos⁡B=63\sin A + 4\cos B = 6 and 4sin⁡B+3cos⁡A=14\sin B + 3\cos A = 1. Then ∠C\angle C in degrees is

Problem 43.4.10(additional)

AMC 10

This problem also appears in the book as 31.3.4.

In rectangle ABCDABCD, AB‾=20\overline{AB} = 20 and BC‾=10\overline{BC} = 10. Let EE be a point on CD‾\overline{CD} such that ∠CBE=15∘\angle CBE = 15^\circ. What is AE‾\overline{AE}?

Sides AB = 20, BE = 10.35, EA = ?; angles E = ?, A = ?, B = 75°; area 100; height h = 10.35 · sin 75° = 10

h2010.35?75°EAB
½ · 20 · 10.35 · sin 75° = 100
AB = 20, BE = 10.35, EA = ? · E = ?, A = ?, B = 75°
h = 10.35 · sin 75° = 10

Sides AB = 20, BE = 10.35, EA = ?; angles E = ?, A = ?, B = 75°; area 100; height h = 10.35 · sin 75° = 10

Problem 43.4.11(additional)

AMC 12

In the figure, equilateral hexagon ABCDEFABCDEF has three nonadjacent acute interior angles that each measure 30∘30^\circ. The enclosed area of the hexagon is 636\sqrt{3}. What is the perimeter of the hexagon?

Problem 43.4.12(additional)

AIME

Let ABCDEFABCDEF be a regular hexagon. Let GG, HH, II, JJ, KK, and LL be the midpoints of sides ABAB, BCBC, CDCD, DEDE, EFEF, and AFAF, respectively. The segments AH‾\overline{AH}, BI‾\overline{BI}, CJ‾\overline{CJ}, DK‾\overline{DK}, EL‾\overline{EL}, and FG‾\overline{FG} bound a smaller regular hexagon. Let the ratio of the area of the smaller hexagon to the area of ABCDEFABCDEF be expressed as a fraction mn\frac{m}{n} where mm and nn are relatively prime positive integers. Find m+nm + n.

Problem 43.4.13(additional)

AMC 12

A circle centered at OO has radius 11 and contains the point AA. The segment AB‾\overline{AB} is tangent to the circle at AA and ∠AOB=θ\angle AOB = \theta. If point CC lies on OA‾\overline{OA} and BC‾\overline{BC} bisects ∠ABO\angle ABO, then OC=?OC = ? (Answer in terms of θ\theta; type θ, theta or t.)

Problem 43.4.14(additional)

AIME

Hexagon ABCDEFABCDEF is divided into five rhombuses, P\mathcal{P}, Q\mathcal{Q}, R\mathcal{R}, S\mathcal{S}, and T\mathcal{T}, as shown. Rhombuses P\mathcal{P}, Q\mathcal{Q}, R\mathcal{R}, and S\mathcal{S} are congruent, and each has area 2006\sqrt{2006}. Let KK be the area of rhombus T\mathcal{T}. Given that KK is a positive integer, find the number of possible values for KK.

Problem 43.4.15(additional)

AMC 12

Alice and Bob live 1010 miles apart. One day Alice looks due north from her house and sees an airplane. At the same time Bob looks due west from his house and sees the same airplane. The angle of elevation of the airplane is 30∘30^\circ from Alice's position and 60∘60^\circ from Bob's position. Which of the following is closest to the airplane's altitude, in miles?

Click a choice or type its letter (A–E).

Problem 43.4.16(additional)

AIME

In triangle ABCABC, tan⁡∠CAB=22/7\tan \angle CAB = 22/7, and the altitude from AA divides BCBC into segments of length 33 and 1717. What is the area of triangle ABCABC?

Problem 43.4.17(additional)

AIME

This problem also appears in the book as 33.6.29.

In convex quadrilateral KLMNKLMN side MN‾\overline{MN} is perpendicular to diagonal KM‾\overline{KM}, side KL‾\overline{KL} is perpendicular to diagonal LN‾\overline{LN}, MN=65MN = 65, and KL=28KL = 28. The line through LL perpendicular to side KN‾\overline{KN} intersects diagonal KM‾\overline{KM} at OO with KO=8KO = 8. Find MOMO.

Problem 43.4.18(additional)

AIME

This problem also appears in the book as 43.1.

In △PQR\triangle PQR, PR=15PR = 15, QR=20QR = 20, and PQ=25PQ = 25. Points AA and BB lie on PQ‾\overline{PQ}, points CC and DD lie on QR‾\overline{QR}, and points EE and FF lie on PR‾\overline{PR}, with PA=QB=QC=RD=RE=PF=5PA = QB = QC = RD = RE = PF = 5. Find the area of hexagon ABCDEFABCDEF.

Problem 43.4.19(additional)

AMC 12

In △PAT\triangle PAT, ∠P=36∘\angle P = 36^\circ, ∠A=56∘\angle A = 56^\circ, and PA=10PA = 10. Points UU and GG lie on sides TP‾\overline{TP} and TA‾\overline{TA}, respectively, so that PU=AG=1PU = AG = 1. Let MM and NN be the midpoints of segments PA‾\overline{PA} and UG‾\overline{UG}, respectively. What is the degree measure of the acute angle formed by lines MNMN and PAPA?

Problem 43.4.20(additional)

AMC 12

In △ABC\triangle ABC with integer side lengths, cos⁡A=1116\cos A = \frac{11}{16}, cos⁡B=78\cos B = \frac{7}{8}, and cos⁡C=−14\cos C = -\frac{1}{4}. What is the least possible perimeter for △ABC\triangle ABC?

Problem 43.4.21(additional)

AMC 12

Line ℓ\ell in the coordinate plane has equation 3x−5y+40=03x - 5y + 40 = 0. This line is rotated 45∘45^\circ counterclockwise about the point (20,20)(20, 20) to obtain line kk. What is the xx-coordinate of the xx-intercept of line kk?

Problem 43.4.22(additional)

AIMEChallenge

Let △ABC\triangle ABC have side lengths AB=30AB = 30, BC=32BC = 32, and AC=34AC = 34. Point XX lies in the interior of BC‾\overline{BC}, and points I1I_1 and I2I_2 are the incenters of △ABX\triangle ABX and △ACX\triangle ACX, respectively. Find the minimum possible area of △AI1I2\triangle AI_1I_2 as XX varies along BC‾\overline{BC}.