Friday, September 12, 2008

Elearn Geometry Problem 177

Quadrilateral, Midpoint, Triangles, Area

See complete Problem 177 at:
www.gogeometry.com/problem/p177_parallelogram_area_midpoint.htm

Parallelogram with Midpoints, Areas. Level: High School, SAT Prep, College geometry

Post your solutions or ideas in the comments.

6 comments:

  1. BH and FD cut AG at I and J, FD cuts EC at K, L is a point on BH such that LJ//AD
    DJ=JK, S_1=[JAD], so are the others
    S_1=S/5 is obvious

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  2. NICE SOLUTION:

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  3. Name P,Q,R,S vertex of S1. So S(BFDH) = 2,5 S1 (FQ middleline => FQ=1/2(BP)
    => 2,5 S1 = 1/2(S) => S1 = S/5

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  4. Let the 4 points of S1 be W, X, Y and Z, naming clockwisely with W being the upper point on BH
    Let [BEW]=[DYG]=x and [AHZ]=[CXF]=y
    By similar triangle, [CWB]=4y so [BFXW]=3y
    Since BE=EA and EW//AZ, by mid-pt. theorem, BW=BZ
    Join BX, [BXF]=[CXF]=y
    [ZWX]=[BWX]=2y
    So, S1=4y

    On the other hand, [BAH]=4x+y so [BHDF]=8x+2y
    S1=[BHDF]-[BWXF]-[HZYD]=8x-4y
    So 4y=8x-4y, which means x=y
    So S=20y and S1=4y=S/5

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