Saturday, June 18, 2011

Problem 625: Triangle, Parallel Lines, Congruence, Angle Bisector

Geometry Problem
Level: Mathematics Education, High School, Honors Geometry, College.

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 Online Geometry Problem 625: Triangle, Parallel Lines, Congruence, Angle Bisector.

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  1. http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/8388/problem625.png
    Let CD cut AB at M and AE cut BC at L and angle bisector of angle ABC cut AC at N ( see picture)
    Let AD=CE= x
    we have LB/LC= x/c ( tri. LAB similar to Tri. LEC)
    MB/MA=a/x ( Tri. MAD similar to tri. MBC)
    NA/NC= c/a ( BN is angle bisector of angle(ABC))
    Note that LB/LC . NA/NC . MC/MA= x/c .c/a .a/x= 1
    So CM, AL and BN concurrent at F per Ceva's theorem and BF is angle bisector of angle ABC
    Peter Tran

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  2. Denote intersection of
    AF, BC by P;
    BF, AC by Q;
    CF, AB by R.
    (AQ/QC)(CP/PB)(BR/RA) = 1 by Ceva.
    Consider triangle AFC and point B.
    BF intersects AC at Q; BA intersects CF at R; BC intersects AF at P
    Again by Ceva, (AQ/QC)(CR/RF)(FP/PA) = 1
    It follows from the above two equations that
    (CP/PB)(BR/RA)= (CR/RF)(FP/PA)
    Now AB // CE implies triangles CPE and BPA are similar and so
    CP/PB = CE/AB
    Similarly CB//AD implies triangles BRC and ARD are similar and so
    BR/RA = BC/AD
    Multiplying the last two equations,
    (CP/PB)(BR/RA)= BC/AB (noting that CE=AD)
    Thus (CR/RF)(FP/PA) = BC/AB
    Now denote the areas BFC, CFA, AFB by x, y, z respectively
    Clearly
    CR/RF = (BRC) /(BRF)
    = (ARC)/(ARF)
    = [(BRC) + (ARC)] /[(BRF) + (ARF)]
    =(ABC)/(AFB)
    Similarly,
    FP/PA = (BFC)/(ABC)
    Thus (CR/RF)(FP/PA)= (BFC) /(AFB) = CQ/QA
    Follows CQ/QA = CB/BA
    Hence BF(Q) bisects angle ABC

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  3. Call intersection of DC and AB to be X, and intersection of AE and BC to be Y. AX/XB=DA/BC, and BY/YC=AB/CE. By Ceva, if BF cuts AC at point Z, then CZ/ZA*AX/XB*BY/YC=CZ/ZA*DA/BC*AB/CE=CZ/ZA*AB/BC=1, so CZ/ZA=BC/AB. By angle bisector theorem, BF must bisect <ABC.

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  4. Let AE, BC cut at X.

    Let AD = CE = p, AF = m, FX = n, BX = t, CX = s.

    From similar triangles,

    p/s = m/n …(1) and
    p/c = s/t ….(2)

    From (1) and (2), m/n =c/t and so BF bisects <B

    Sumith Peiris
    Moratuwa
    Sri Lanka

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  5. In the quadrilateral ABCD, AB=AD, <ABC=<ADC =90⁰. On the sides BC and CD are assigned respectively the points M and N on each sides of the triangle, such that DM⊥AN. Find that AM⊥BN

    Erina NJ

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    1. Hi Erina,
      Your problem has been published as problem 1403 at http://www.gogeometry.com/school-college/5/p1403-quadrilateral-congruence-90-degree-angle-tutor.htm Thanks

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