2021 Fall AMC 12B Problem 10
Problem 10 of 25EasierGeometry
What is the sum of all possible values of between and such that the triangle in the coordinate plane whose vertices are and is isosceles?
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Solution
The three points lie on the unit circle at angles and A chord’s length depends only on the angular separation of its endpoints.
If the third point is equidistant from the other two, it lies on the perpendicular bisector: or
If its distance to equals the fixed chord (separation ), then (since is degenerate). If its distance to matches, then (since is degenerate).
The valid values are summing to
Thus, the correct answer is E.