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2016 AMC 10B Problem 19

Problem 19 of 25HarderGeometry

Rectangle ABCDABCD has AB=5AB=5 and BC=4.BC=4. Point EE lies on AB\overline{AB} so that EB=1,EB=1, point GG lies on BC\overline{BC} so that CG=1,CG=1, and point FF lies on CD\overline{CD} so that DF=2.DF=2. Segments AG\overline{AG} and AC\overline{AC} intersect EF\overline{EF} at QQ and P,P, respectively. What is the value of PQEF?\dfrac{PQ}{EF}?

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We have AE=ABEB=4AE=AB-EB=4 and FC=DCDF=3.FC=DC-DF=3. Since AEFC,AE\parallel FC, the triangles AEPAEP and CFPCFP are similar. Therefore PFPE=FCAE=34,\frac{PF}{PE}=\frac{FC}{AE}=\frac34, so PFEF=37.\frac{PF}{EF}=\frac37. Extend AGAG to meet line CDCD at X.X. Because BG=3,BG=3, similarity gives ADDX=BGAB,4DX=35,\frac{AD}{DX}=\frac{BG}{AB},\qquad \frac4{DX}=\frac35, and hence DX=203DX=\frac{20}{3}. Thus FX=DXDF=143.FX=DX-DF=\frac{14}{3}. Since AEFX,AE\parallel FX, triangles AEQAEQ and XFQXFQ are similar, so QFQE=FXAE=76.\frac{QF}{QE}=\frac{FX}{AE}=\frac76. Consequently QFEF=713.\frac{QF}{EF}=\frac7{13}. It follows that PQEF=QFEFPFEF=71337=1091. \begin{aligned} \frac{PQ}{EF}&=\frac{QF}{EF}-\frac{PF}{EF} \\ &=\frac7{13}-\frac37=\frac{10}{91}. \end{aligned} Thus, the correct answer is D .

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Concepts: similarity · parallel lines · rectangle

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