AMC12 2005 A

Notice that the bases of both triangles are diameters of the circle. Hence the ratio of the areas is just the ratio of the heights of the triangles, or $\frac{CF}{CD}$ ($F$ is the foot of the perpendicular from $C$ to $DE$). Call the radius $r$. Then $AC = \frac 13(2r) = \frac 23r$, $CO = \frac 13r$. Using the Pythagorean Theorem in $\triangle OCD$, we get $\frac{1}{9}r^2 + CD^2 = r^2 \Longrightarrow CD = \frac{2\sqrt{2}}3r$. Now we have to find $CF$. Notice $\triangle OCD \sim \triangle OFC$, so we can write the proportion: By the Pythagorean Theorem in $\triangle OFC$, we have $\left(\frac{1}{9}r\right)^2 + CF^2 = \left(\frac{1}{3}r\right)^2 \Longrightarrow CF = \sqrt{\frac{8}{81}r^2} = \frac{2\sqrt{2}}{9}r$. Our answer is $\frac{CF}{CD} = \frac{\frac{2\sqrt{2}}{9}r}{\frac{2\sqrt{2}}{3}r} = \frac 13 \Longrightarrow \mathrm{(C)}$. Let the center of the circle be $O$. Note that $2 \cdot AC = BC \Rightarrow 3 \cdot AC = AB$. $O$ is midpoint of $AB \Rightarrow \frac{3}{2}AC = AO \Rightarrow CO = \frac{1}{3}AO \Rightarrow CO = \frac{1}{6} AB$. $O$ is midpoint of $DE \Rightarrow$ Area of $\triangle DCE = 2 \cdot$ Area of $\triangle DCO = 2 \cdot (\frac{1}{6} \cdot$ Area of $\triangle ABD) = \frac{1}{3} \cdot$ Area of $\triangle ABD \Longrightarrow \mathrm{(C)}$. Let $r$ be the radius of the circle. Note that $AC+BC = 2r$ so $AC = \frac{2}{3}r$. By Power of a Point Theorem, $CD^2= AC \cdot BC = 2\cdot AC^2$, and thus $CD = \sqrt{2} \cdot AC = \frac{2\sqrt{2}}{3}r$ Then the area of $\triangle ABD$ is $\frac{1}{2} AB \cdot CD = \frac{2\sqrt{2}}{3}r^2$. Similarly, the area of $\triangle DCE$ is $\frac{1}{2}(r-AC) \cdot 2 \cdot CD = \frac{2\sqrt{2}}{9}r^2$, so the desired ratio is $\frac{\frac{2\sqrt{2}}{9}r^2}{\frac{2\sqrt{2}}{3}r^2} = \frac{1}{3} \Longrightarrow \mathrm{(C)}$ Let the center of the circle be $O$. Without loss of generality, let the radius of the circle be equal to $3$. Thus, $AO=3$ and $OB=3$. As a consequence of $2(AC)=BC$, $AC=2$ and $CO=1$. Also, we know that $DO$ and $OE$ are both equal to $3$ due to the fact that they are both radii. Thus from the Pythagorean Theorem, we have DC being equal to $\sqrt{3^2-1^2}$ or $2\sqrt{2}$. Now we know that the area of $[ABD]$ is equal to $\frac{(3+2+1)(2\sqrt{2})}{2}$ or $6\sqrt{2}$. Know we need to find the area of $[DCE]$. By simple inspection $[COD]$ $\cong$ $[HOE]$ due to angles being equal and CPCTC. Thus $HE=2\sqrt{2}$ and $OH=1$. Know we know the area of $[CHE]=\frac{(1+1)(2\sqrt{2})}{2}$ or $2\sqrt{2}$. We also know that the area of $[OHE]=\frac{(1)(2\sqrt{2})}{2}$ or $\sqrt{2}$. Thus the area of $[COE]=2\sqrt{2}-\sqrt{2}$ or $\sqrt{2}$. We also can calculate the area of $[DOC]$ to be $\frac{(1)(2\sqrt{2})}{2}$ or $\sqrt{2}$. Thus $[DCE]$ is equal to $[COE]$ + $[DOC]$ or $\sqrt{2}+\sqrt{2}$ or $2\sqrt{2}$. The ratio between $[DCE]$ and $[ABD]$ is equal to $\frac{2\sqrt{2}}{6\sqrt{2}}$ or $\frac{1}{3}$ $\Longrightarrow \mathrm{(C)}$. We will use the shoelace formula. Our origin is the center of the circle. Denote the ordered pair for $D (x,y)$, and notice how $E$ is a 180 degree rotation of $D$, using the rotation matrix formula we get $E = (-x,-y)$. WLOG say that this circle has radius $3$. We can now find points $A$, $B$, and $C$ which are $(-3,0)$, $(3,0)$, and $(-1,0)$ respectively. By shoelace the area of $CED$ is $Y$, and the area of $ADB$ is $3Y$. Using division we get that the answer is $\mathrm{(C)}$. We set point $A$ as a mass of 2. This means that point $B$ has a mass of $1$ since $2\times{AC} = 1\times{BC}$. This implies that point $C$ has a mass of $2+1 = 3$ and the center of the circle has a mass of $3+1 = 4$. After this, we notice that points $D$ and $E$ both must have a mass of $2$ since $2+2 = 4$ and they are both radii of the circle. To find the ratio of the areas, we do the reciprocal of the multiplication of the mass points of DCE and the multiplication of ABD divided by each other. Which is simply $\frac{3\times2\times2}{2\times2\times1}$ which is $\boxed{\frac{1}{3}}$ (the reciprocal of 3)