Monday, June 22, 2009

Problem 309. Regular Nonagon, Diagonals and Side

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Problem 309. Regular Nonagon or Enneagon, Diagonals and Side.
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Complete Problem 309
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Level: High School, SAT Prep, College geometry

Posted by Antonio Gutierrez at 4:23 PM
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2 comments:

  1. Extend AC to J such that CJ = AB=BC=CD etc. Now angle(ACD)=140 -20=120 and thus angle(DCJ)=60. But, CJ==CD so triangle CJD is equilateral with angle(CJD)=60=angle(AED). This makes triangles AED & AJD congruent and therefore, AE=AJ=AC+AB. QED

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