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2000 KJMO P7 Bashing Geometry

Source: 2000 KJMO

June 30, 2024
geometrycomputational geometryKJMO

Problem Statement

ABCABC is a triangle that 2B<A<902\angle B < \angle A <90^{\circ}, and PP is a point on ABAB satisfying A=2APC\angle A=2\angle APC. If BC=aBC=a, AC=bAC=b, BP=1BP=1, express APAP as a function of a,ba, b.