Thursday, July 8, 2010

Problem 469: Isosceles triangle, Midpoint, Transversal, Congruence

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Problem 469: Isosceles triangle, Midpoint, Transversal, Congruence
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Complete Problem 469

Level: High School, SAT Prep, College geometry

6 comments:

  1. Consider triangle FBD with ACE as the transversal. By Menelaus's Theorem, (AB/AD)*(DE/DF)*(CF/BC)=1, ignoring the minus sign. Given DE=DF and AB=BC, we get CF/AD=1 or AD=CF
    Ajit

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  2. Draw perpendicular lines DG and FH to line AC.
    Two right triangle ADG and CFH are congruency, since DG = FH (since DE = EF),
    and angle DAG = angle BCA = angle FCH.
    So, we get AD=CF.

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  3. Consider triangle FDB &transversal ACE

    1.therefore by Menelau's thm.
    AD/AB * BC/CF * FE/ED = 1

    2.FE=DE.........(E midpoint)
    therefore FE/DE=1

    3.AD * 1/CF * 1 = 1.....(AB=BC...[given] &
    from 1)

    4.therefore AD=CF.......(rearranging)

    Q.E.D

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  4. By Menelaus AB/AD*DE/EF*CF/BC=CF/AD=1 because AB=BC and DE=EF.

    Ivan Bazarov

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  5. Draw DG // AC where G is on CB extended

    From mid point theorem CF = CG = CB + BG = AC + BD = AD since Tr. BDG is isoceles

    Sumith Peiris
    Moratuwa
    Sri Lanka

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  6. Let x = AB = BC and y = BD (so AD = x + y).
    1. Draw EG // to AD where G is on BF. Since E is the midpoint of DF this creates a 1/2 scale version of BDF.
    2. That implies EG is 1/2 BD = 1/2 y.
    3. Angle chasing also shows CEG ~ ABC by AAA and therefore its isosceles and
    EG = CG = 1/2 y.
    4. Since tr EFG is a 1/2 scale version of BDF => FG = BG = x + 1/2 y.
    5. Putting that together AD = AB + BD = x + y and CF = CG + FC = 1/2 y + (x + 1/2 y) which is the same.

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