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2022 AMC 10A Problem 15

Problem 15 of 25IntermediateGeometry

Quadrilateral ABCDABCD with side lengths AB=7,AB = 7, BC=24,BC = 24, CD=20,CD = 20, DA=15DA = 15 is inscribed in a circle. The area interior to the circle but exterior to the quadrilateral can be written in the form aπ−bc,\dfrac{a \pi - b}{c}, where a,a, b,b, and cc are positive integers such that aa and cc have no common prime factor. What is a+b+c?a + b + c?

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Notice that 72+2427^2 + 24^2 and 152+20215^2 + 20^2 are both the same. This forces AC=25AC = 25 since otherwise ∠B\angle B and ∠D\angle D would both be acute or obtuse, violating the fact that their sum is 180∘.180^{\circ}. Also since ∠B\angle B is right, we know that ACAC is the diameter of the circle. The area of the circle is then 6254π.\dfrac{625}{4} \pi. To find the area of the quadrilateral, we can find the area of each of the triangles, which is 12(7⋅24+20⋅15)= \dfrac{1}{2}(7 \cdot 24 + 20 \cdot 15) = 84+150=234. 84 + 150 = 234. To find the area outside the quadrilateral, we subtract to get 6254π−234=625π−9364. \dfrac{625}{4} \pi - 234 = \dfrac{625 \pi - 936}{4}. Therefore, a+b+c=625+936+4 a + b + c = 625 + 936 + 4 =1565. = 1565. Thus, D is the correct answer.
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