Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Problem 505: Right Triangle, Cevian, Sum of Segments, Angles

Geometry Problem
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Problem 505. Right Triangle, Cevian, Sum of Segments, Angles


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Complete Problem 505

Level: High School, SAT Prep, College geometry

10 comments:

  1. With the given data is it possible to prove that BD bisects /_B ? Easy to do this by trigonometry but how do we do it by plane geometry alone?
    Of course, this makes x=15 deg.
    Vihaan

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  2. draw DBM = x => BM = a, get AH = a + d , H on AC
    => CH = DM => HM = d => MA = a => MBA = 2x, B = 6x
    => x = 15°

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  3. To c.t.e.o

    It not clear to me why CH=DM in your solution. Please explain.

    Peter Tran

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  4. geting AH = a + d give us ang HBC = x
    drawing DBM = x => ▲DMB = ▲HBC
    (BM = BC = a, MCB = CMB, MBD = CBH = x : ASA )
    In triangle MBC altitude is bisector, giving BM = a

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  5. To: c.t.o.e.
    What a nice soluion, well done!
    Ajit

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  6. To Joe
    Thanks

    If BG is altitude of ABC than BG is median of MBC,DBH
    => MD = HC as diferences of equal parts

    ( I liked your solution of P 167 )

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  7. To c.t.e.o
    Your solution is the most beautiful solution I've ever seen.

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  8. Trisect < CBD by BE and BF, E and F on AC and BE thus being an altitude as well

    Let CE = e so that DE = EF = d-e and CF = 2e-d

    < AFB = 90-x = < ABF so AB = AF = a+d = b - (2e-d) hence e = (b-a)/2......(1)

    Now CB is tangential to Tr. ABE at B so,

    a^2 = eb

    Substituting for e in (1),

    b(b-a)/2 = a^2 hence b^2 - ab - 2b^2 = 0

    Solving the quadratic and rejecting the negative solution we have b = 2a hence 2x = 30 and x = 15

    Sumith Peiris
    Moratuwa
    Sri Lanka

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  9. This is my solution, enjoy it:

    https://mega.nz/#!ZkwXWaRI!vn8pL5gHZ6hafXnKs0Y6TAgAyNAwUCcI-ECxJkwHtlI

    Pedro Miranda

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