## Rajshahi '15 \10

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Absur Khan Siam
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### Rajshahi '15 \10

$PQR$ is a triangle.$SP$ is the angle bisector of $\angle QPR$ and $ST$ is the perpendicular bisector of $PR$.If $QS=9cm$ and $SR=7cm$ then $PR = \frac{x}{y}$ where $x, y$ are coprimes. $x +y = ?$
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Absur Khan Siam
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### Re: Rajshahi '15 \10

My solution:
"(To Ptolemy I) There is no 'royal road' to geometry." - Euclid

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### Re: Rajshahi '15 \10

Thanic Nur Samin, let us have some glory.
As $ST$ is the perpendicular bisector, $\angle SPT=\angle SRT$. Which is also equal to $\angle QPS$. We get, $\triangle QPS$ is similar to $\triangle QRP$. From length chasing and the similar triangle, we get, $PQ= 9^(1/2)*16^(1/2)= 12$. We have, $PS/PQ= PR/QR$. So, $PR=7*16/12=28/3$ l. So, $x+y=31$.
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Thanic Nur Samin
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### Re: Rajshahi '15 \10

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Glory you say?

$SP=SR=7$ for perpendicular biscector reasons. Quickly recalling the angle biscector theorem, $\dfrac{PQ}{PR}=\dfrac{SQ}{SR}=\dfrac{9}{7}$. So we can set $PQ=18t$ and $PR=14t$. Let $Y$ be the foot of perpendicular from $S$ to $PQ$. Now, clearly, $PY=7t$ and $YQ=11t$.

Apply perpendicular lemma to get $9^2-7^2=(11t)^2-(7t)^2$ from which we get $t=\dfrac{2}{3}$. Thus $PR=14t=\dfrac{28}{3}$ and the desired answer is $31$.
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