An Equilateral Triangle
Source: AIME I 2007 #15
March 15, 2007
geometryratiotrigonometryquadraticsAMCAIMEUSA(J)MO
Problem Statement
Let be an equilateral triangle, and let and be points on sides and , respectively, with and . Point lies on side such that . The area of triangle is . The two possible values of the length of side are , where and are rational, and is an integer not divisible by the square of a prime. Find .