Maths Olympiad Prep

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Problem 549

AMC 12 late, AIME early
Algebra Difficulty 4.9 Find the answer

Given vectors a={1,2},b={2,1}\vec{a}=\{1, \sqrt{2}\}, \vec{b}=\{-\sqrt{2}, 1\}. If positive numbers kk and tt make
x=a+(t2+1)b and y=ka+1tb \vec{x}=\vec{a}+\left(t^{2}+1\right) \vec{b} \text { and } \vec{y}=-k \vec{a}+\frac{1}{t} \vec{b}

perpendicular, then the minimum value of kk is

A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.

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