2010 AMC 10A Problem 16
Nondegenerate has integer side lengths, is an angle bisector, and What is the smallest possible value of the perimeter?
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Solution
Using the Angle Bisector Theorem, we have that
For and to be integers, we must have that is a multiple of
To minimize the perimeter, we can set and This, however, makes the triangle degenerate.
must then be and Since the perimeter is
Thus, B is the correct answer.