Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Problem 726: Isosceles Triangle, Perpendicular, Midpoint, 90 Degrees

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

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Online Geometry Problem 726: Isosceles Triangle, Perpendicular, Midpoint, 90 Degrees

5 comments:

  1. http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/4517/problem726.png
    Draw FM //BC , M on AC ( see picture)
    Triangle AEC and AFM are isosceles => AF=FM
    Triangle FMH congruence to triangle GCH (case ASA)
    So CG=FM=AF . Note that EC perpen. To BC
    Triangle FAE congruence to triangle GCE ( Case SAS)
    So FE=FG => Triangle FEG is isosceles and EH perpendicular to FG

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  2. By considering triangle FBG and collinear points A-H-C, apply menelaus theorem
    (BC/CG)*(GH/HF)*(FA/AB) = 1
    As BC = AB & GH = HF, we have FA = CG.
    Together with AE = EC, and angle FAE = 90 = angle BCE = angle ECG,
    we can conclude that triangle AEF is congruent to triangle ECG.
    So EF = EG, so triangle FEG is isosceles.

    q.e.d.

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  3. Extend AC to K such that AH = HK
    AGKF is a parallelogram (since diagonals AK, GF bisect each other)
    So AF = GK
    ∆CGK is isosceles (∠GKC = alternate ∠BAC = ∠BCA = vert opp ∠GCK)
    So AF = GK = GC (note AF∥GK)
    Join EF, EC
    Rt ∆AEF ≅ Rt ∆CEG (note AE = CE since E lies on ⊥ bisector of AC)
    So EF = EG. Already FH = HG.
    Hence ∆EHF ≅ ∆EHG, ∠EHF = ∠EHG = 90°

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  4. For figure of Problem 726:
    http://img546.imageshack.us/img546/7070/gogeometryproblem726.pdf

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  5. By symmetry, <ECG=90 and AE=EC. PF is parallel to AC such that P is on BC. AF=PC because AFPC is an isosceles trapezoid, but PC=CG because triangles GCH and GPF are similar, so AF=CG. Last condition makes triangles EAF and ECG congruent. It follows that FE=EG and EH is perpendicular bisector of FG

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