2018 AMC 12B Problem 12
Problem 12 of 25IntermediateGeometry
Side of has length The bisector of angle meets at and The set of all possible values of is an open interval What is
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Solution
Let and The angle bisector theorem gives so
Applying the triangle inequalities to sides and and substituting yields and (the third inequality holds automatically). Together these force
So and
Thus, the correct answer is C.