2020 AMC 12A Problem 24


Suppose that ABC\triangle ABC is an equilateral triangle of side length ss , with the property that there is a unique point PP inside the triangle such that AP=1AP = 1 , BP=3BP = \sqrt{3} , and CP=2CP = 2 . What is s?s?

(A) 1+2(B) 7(C) 83(D) 5+5(E) 22\textbf{(A) } 1 + \sqrt{2} \qquad \textbf{(B) } \sqrt{7} \qquad \textbf{(C) } \frac{8}{3} \qquad \textbf{(D) } \sqrt{5 + \sqrt{5}} \qquad \textbf{(E) } 2\sqrt{2}


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