1972 AMC 12 Problem 25

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25.

Inscribed in a circle is a quadrilateral having sides of lengths 25,25, 39,39, 52,52, and 6060 taken consecutively. The diameter of this circle has length:
6262
6363
6565
6666
6969
Answer: C
Concepts:cyclic quadrilateralPythagorean Tripleright triangle
Small hint:
Notice two scaled Pythagorean triples among the four side lengths
Big hint:
The 25,6025,60 pair and the 39,5239,52 pair share the same possible hypotenuse
Solution:
The consecutive sides may be labeled AB=25,BC=39,CD=52,DA=60. \begin{gathered} AB=25,\\ BC=39,\\ CD=52,\\ DA=60. \end{gathered} Since 252+602=652=392+522, 25^2+60^2=65^2=39^2+52^2, triangles ABDABD and BCDBCD are right triangles with common hypotenuse BD=65.BD=65. Their union is the cyclic quadrilateral, and a right triangle’s hypotenuse is a diameter of its circumcircle. Thus the diameter is 65.65.
Therefore, the correct answer is C.
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