Stage: 5 Challenge Level: 
This is the same problem as
Rateo. You will see other methods of solution used there.
Similarity. Cosine rule. Sine rule. Stage 5 needs dealing with. Circles. Pythagoras' theorem. Angles. Cartesian equations of circles. Perpendicular lines. Long problems.
Published March 2002.
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