{"status": "success", "data": {"description_md": "In $\\triangle ABC$, $AB = BC$, and $\\overline{BD}$ is an altitude. Point $E$ is on the extension of $\\overline{AC}$ such that $BE = 10$. The values of $\\tan \\angle CBE$, $\\tan \\angle DBE$, and $\\tan \\angle ABE$ form a geometric progression, and the values of $\\cot \\angle DBE,$ $\\cot \\angle CBE,$ $\\cot \\angle DBC$ form an arithmetic progression. What is the area of $\\triangle ABC$?\n<a href=\"https://imgbb.com/\"><img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/Qd9nqZb/image-2024-07-29-211344557.png\" alt=\"image-2024-07-29-211344557\" border=\"0\"></a>\n\n$\\mathrm{(A)}\\ 16\\qquad\\mathrm{(B)}\\ \\frac {50}3\\qquad\\mathrm{(C)}\\ 10\\sqrt{3}\\qquad\\mathrm{(D)}\\ 8\\sqrt{5}\\qquad\\mathrm{(E)}\\ 18$\n___\nFull credit goes to [MAA](https://maa.org/) for authoring these problems. These problems were taken on the [AOPS](https://artofproblemsolving.com/) website.", "description_html": "<p>In <span class=\"katex--inline\">\\triangle ABC</span>, <span class=\"katex--inline\">AB = BC</span>, and <span class=\"katex--inline\">\\overline{BD}</span> is an altitude. Point <span class=\"katex--inline\">E</span> is on the extension of <span class=\"katex--inline\">\\overline{AC}</span> such that <span class=\"katex--inline\">BE = 10</span>. The values of <span class=\"katex--inline\">\\tan \\angle CBE</span>, <span class=\"katex--inline\">\\tan \\angle DBE</span>, and <span class=\"katex--inline\">\\tan \\angle ABE</span> form a geometric progression, and the values of <span class=\"katex--inline\">\\cot \\angle DBE,</span> <span class=\"katex--inline\">\\cot \\angle CBE,</span> <span class=\"katex--inline\">\\cot \\angle DBC</span> form an arithmetic progression. What is the area of <span class=\"katex--inline\">\\triangle ABC</span>?<br/>&#10;<a href=\"https://imgbb.com/\"><img src=\"https://i.ibb.co/Qd9nqZb/image-2024-07-29-211344557.png\" alt=\"image-2024-07-29-211344557\" border=\"0\"/></a></p>&#10;<p><span class=\"katex--inline\">\\mathrm{(A)}\\ 16\\qquad\\mathrm{(B)}\\ \\frac {50}3\\qquad\\mathrm{(C)}\\ 10\\sqrt{3}\\qquad\\mathrm{(D)}\\ 8\\sqrt{5}\\qquad\\mathrm{(E)}\\ 18</span></p>&#10;<hr/>&#10;<p>Full credit goes to <a href=\"https://maa.org/\">MAA</a> for authoring these problems. These problems were taken on the <a href=\"https://artofproblemsolving.com/\">AOPS</a> website.</p>&#10;", "hints_md": "", "hints_html": "", "editorial_md": "", "editorial_html": "", "flag_hint": "", "point_value": 5, "problem_name": "2004 AMC 12B Problem 24", "can_next": true, "can_prev": true, "nxt": "/problem/04_amc12B_p25", "prev": "/problem/04_amc12B_p23"}}