Sunday, June 14, 2009

Problem 302. Triangle, Angle bisector of 60 degrees.

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 Problem 302: Triangle, Angle bisector of 60 degrees.
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Level: High School, SAT Prep, College geometry

6 comments:

  1. Tr. ADC and Tr. ADB give us: x/b = sin(C)/sin(B+30) & x/c = sin(B)/sin(C+30). Thus, x/b+x/c= sin(C)/sin(B+30) + sin(B)/sin(C+30) But angles B+30 and C+30 are supplementary. Thus,x/b+x/c= (sin(C)+ sin(B))/sin(B+30). Further, sin(C)=sin(B+60)=sin(B)/2+V3cos(B)/2. So, x/b + x/c = [sin(B)+sin(B)/2+V3cos(B)/2]sin(B+30) which on simplification = V3. Hence, x/b + x/c = V3 or
    1/b + 1/c = V3/x
    Ajit Athle: ajitathle@gmail.com

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  2. Let BC = a
    So,
    AD*AD = b*c*{ 1 - [a*a / (b+c)*(b+c)]}
    = b*c*{ b*b + 2*b*c + c*c - a*a }/
    [(b+c)*(b+c)]
    As angle BAC = 60,
    a*a = b*b + c*c - b*c
    So,
    AD*AD
    = b*c* {b*b + 2*b*c + c*c - b*b - c*c + b*c}/ [(b+c)*(b+c)]
    = b*c*{3*b*c} /[(b+c)*(b+c)]
    So,
    AD = [Square root of 3]*b*c /[b+c]
    So,
    x/[Square root of 3] = b*c/[b+c]
    So,
    [Square root of 3]/x = [b+c] / [b*c]
    = [1/b] + [1/c]
    Hence the proof.

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  3. http://img392.imageshack.us/img392/7320/1001036z.jpg

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  4. draw DE//AB and DF perpendicular to AC.
    win DE=AE, DF=x/2
    tr DEC and tr ABC are similar (AB//DE), =>DE/c = b-DE/b
    => DE = bc/b+c
    from right tr DEF => DE'2 - DE'2/4=x'2/4 => DE=x/v3
    sub. x/v3=bc/b+c give the result

    p.s. '2 mean exponent 2
    v3 mean cube root

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  5. Area(ABC)=Area(ABD)+Area(ADC)
    ½*b.c.sin(60)=1/2*c.x.sin(30)+1/2*b.x.sin(30)
    So b.c.SQRT(3)=b.x+c.x
    Divide both side by b.c.x we will get the result

    Peter Tran

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  6. Altitude BH = sqrt3/2c and altitude DG = x/2. Now use the fact that Tr.s BHC & DGC are similar and that HC = b-c/2 and GC = b- xsqrt3 /2 and the result follows

    Sumith Peiris
    Moratuwa
    Sri Lanka

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