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Level: High School, SAT Prep, College geometry
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Problem 431: Quadrilateral, Midpoints of Diagonals, Transversal
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draw AKL//GH, (K on BD, L on CD)
ReplyDeletedraw QPC//GH, (Q on AB, P on BD)
=>
GE middle line for ACQ ( E midpoint and QC//GH)
=> G midpoint
=> AG = GQ = a
in the same way
=> CH = HL = c
from thales theorem in AQPK
GQ/GA = PF/FK => a/a = PF/FK
=>
PF = FK (1)
BF = FD (2) ( F midpoint of BD )
from thales theorem i ▲ABK
BG/GA = BF/FK
b/a = BF/FK (3)
from thales theorem in ▲DCP
DH/HC = DF/FP
d/c = DF/FP (4)
from (1) and (2)
BF/FK = DF/FP (5)
from (3) and (4) and (5)
b/a = d/c
bc = ad
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Drawing CN//AB (N on line GH) and DM//AB (M on line GH)
ReplyDelete1. Note that Triangle AGE congruent to Triangle CNE ( case ASA) so CN=AG=a
Triangle BFG congruent to Triangle DFM ( case ASA) so DM=BG=b
2. Triangle CHN similar to triangle DHM ( case AA) so CH/HD=CN/DM or c/d=a/b
3. b*c=a*d
Peter Tran
Problem 431
ReplyDeleteFetch from point B parallel to the GΗ intersecting straight AC , DC in points K,L respectively.
AG/GB=AE/EK,DH/HL=DF/FB so DH=HL. But CH/DH=CH/HL=CE/EK=AE/EK. Then
AG/BG=CH/DH or AG.DH=BG.CH.
APOSTOLIS MANOLOUDIS 4 HIGH SHCOOL OF KORYDALLOS PIRAEUS GREECE
Draw a parallel thro’ A to meet EG at X. Draw a parallel thro’ D to meet FH
ReplyDeleteextended at Y
Triangle pairs {BFG, DFY} and {AEX, CEH} are congruent so AX = c and DY = b.
Further triangles AXB and DHY are easily seen to be similar so c/d = a/b and the result follows
Sumith Peiris
Moratuwa
Sri Lanka