# 1991 AIME Problems/Problem 14

## Problem

A hexagon is inscribed in a circle. Five of the sides have length $81$ and the sixth, denoted by $\overline{AB}$, has length $31$. Find the sum of the lengths of the three diagonals that can be drawn from $A_{}^{}$.

## Solution $[asy]defaultpen(fontsize(9)); pair A=expi(-pi/2-acos(475/486)), B=expi(-pi/2+acos(475/486)), C=expi(-pi/2+acos(475/486)+acos(7/18)), D=expi(-pi/2+acos(475/486)+2*acos(7/18)), E=expi(-pi/2+acos(475/486)+3*acos(7/18)), F=expi(-pi/2-acos(475/486)-acos(7/18)); draw(unitcircle);draw(A--B--C--D--E--F--A);draw(A--C..A--D..A--E); dot(A^^B^^C^^D^^E^^F); label("$$A$$",A,(-1,-1));label("$$B$$",B,(1,-1));label("$$C$$",C,(1,0)); label("$$D$$",D,(1,1));label("$$E$$",E,(-1,1));label("$$F$$",F,(-1,0)); label("31",A/2+B/2,(0.7,1));label("81",B/2+C/2,(0.45,-0.2)); label("81",C/2+D/2,(-1,-1));label("81",D/2+E/2,(0,-1)); label("81",E/2+F/2,(1,-1));label("81",F/2+A/2,(1,1)); label("$$x$$",A/2+C/2,(-1,1));label("$$y$$",A/2+D/2,(1,-1.5)); label("$$z$$",A/2+E/2,(1,0)); [/asy]$

Let $x=AC=BF$, $y=AD=BE$, and $z=AE=BD$.

Ptolemy's Theorem on $ABCD$ gives $81y+31\cdot 81=xz$, and Ptolemy on $ACDF$ gives $x\cdot z+81^2=y^2$. Subtracting these equations give $y^2-81y-112\cdot 81=0$, and from this $y=144$. Ptolemy on $ADEF$ gives $81y+81^2=z^2$, and from this $z=135$. Finally, plugging back into the first equation gives $x=105$, so $x+y+z=105+144+135=\boxed{384}$.

## Video Solution by OmegaLearn

~ pi_is_3.14

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