Geometry Problem
Level: Mathematics Education, High School, Honors Geometry, College.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Problem 676: Circles, Diameter, Tangent, Chord, Metric Relations
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ReplyDeleteConnect DB, DE and note that AB perpendicular to BC, DB per. To AC, DE per. To AB and EF per. To AC
We have DB^2=AD.DC= a.b ( relations in right triangle)
So DB=SQRT(a.b)
Triangle AEF similar to tri. ABD and triangle AED similar to tri. ABC
So we have x/DB=AE/AB=AD/AC=a/(a+b)
And x=a.DB/(a+b)=a.SQRT(a.b)/(a+b)
Peter Tran
Nice short solution!
ReplyDeleteI needed more work :-(
x /√(ab) = x / BD = AE / AB = AD / AC = a /(a+b)
ReplyDelete(∵ BD² = AD.DC; EF ∥ BD; DE ∥ CB)
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