Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Problem 760: Isosceles Triangle, Circle, Diameter, Altitude, Chord, Metric relations

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

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Online Geometry Problem 760: Isosceles Triangle, Circle, Diameter, Altitude, Chord, Metric relations.

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  1. http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/9923/problem760.png
    Connect lines per sketch.
    Note that F and H are midpoints of AC and DC
    In right triangle BFC we have CF^2=CB. CH= 1…. ( relation in right triangle)
    In right triangle BEC we have CE^2=x^2=CD.CB=2CH.CB=2
    So x=√ 2

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  2. x^2=CE^2=CD*CB & CD/CA=(CA/2)/CB or CA^2=2CD*CB or x^2=CA^2/2=(4/2)=2 hence x=√2

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  3. Let AC intersect circle at F.
    ∠BFC is 90° (angle in semicircle).
    So BF is ⊥ bisector of AC, and so CF = (1/2) AC = 1
    Also A, B, D, E are concyclic (∵∠AFB = ∠ADB = 90°)
    Now In the right ∆BEC, ED ⊥ BC.
    So
    x² = CE² = CD.CB = CF. CA = (1)(2) = 2, x = √2

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  4. I have two different solutions for this problem, but i dont have time to post it (video is comming soon). Anyways, my post have another intention, i want to comment that if triangle is obtuse, the problem is absurd. In my opinion is necessary tell that ABC is an acute triangle.

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  5. http://www.mathematica.gr/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=27359&p=133897

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  6. Extend CB to F such that CB = BF. Then < CAF = 90 and so 2^2 = CD.CF

    Similarly since < CAB = 90 x^2 = CD.CB

    Comparing these 2 equations and since CF = 2. CB we have 2^2 = 4 = 2.x^2

    So x = sqrt 2

    Sumith Peiris
    Moratuwa
    Sri Lanka

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  7. Solution 2

    Let AC cut the circle at F.
    Since < BFC = 90, F is the mid point of AC.
    Since AFDB is concyclic < CAD = < FBC = < FEC

    Hence EC is a tangent to circle AEF at E and so x^2 = CF.CA = 1X 2 = 2
    x = sqrt.2

    Sumith Peiris
    Moratuwa
    Sri Lanka

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