Thursday, November 29, 2012

Problem 828: Quadrilateral, Midpoint, Opposite sides, Diagonals, Concurrent lines, Triangle, Bimedian

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

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Online Geometry Problem 828: Quadrilateral, Midpoint, Opposite sides, Diagonals, Concurrent lines, Triangle, Bimedian.

5 comments:

  1. Connect EF,FG, GH and EH
    We have FG//BD//EH and FG=1/2. BD=EH
    So EFGH is a parallelogram so EG and FH intersect at midpoint of diagonal.
    Connect MF,FN,NH and MH
    We have FN//CD//MH and FN=1/2.CD=MH
    So MFNH is a parallelogram so diagonals MN and FH intersect at midpoint of diagonal.
    So EG, FH and MN are concurrent at the midpoint O

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  2. [Vector Method]
    Let Vector(BA) = u ; Vector(BC) = v ; Vector (BD) = ru + sv , where r,s are scalars.
    Hence
    BE = (1/2)u ;
    BF = (1/2)v ;
    BH = (1/2)(BA + BD) = (1/2)[(r+1)u + sv]
    BG = (1/2)(BC + BD) = (1/2)[ru + (s+1)v]
    BM = (1/2)(u + v)
    BN = (1/2)(ru + sv)

    Now The mid point of MN = (1/2)*(BM + BN) = (1/2)*(1/2)*[(r+1)u + (s+1)v]
    This can be rewritten into (1/2)*{(1/2)*u + (1/2)[ru + (s+1)v]} = (1/2)*(BE+BG)
    i.e. the mid point of EG.
    Symmetrically, it would also be the mid point of FH.

    Q.E.D.

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  3. FM es base media en tr ABC así que FM // AB.
    NH es base media en tr ADB así que HN // AB.
    Finalmente GM // HN.
    Análogamente FN // MH.
    Entonces MFNH es paralelógramo y O es el pto medio de una diagonal, luego O pertenece a MN y OM=ON.

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  4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YzAMXsARSQ

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  5. Let A,B,C,D are points of mass 1.

    Since E,F,G,H,M,N are four mid-points, we have
    E = 1/2(A+B)
    F = 1/2(B+C)
    G = 1/2(C+D)
    H = 1/2(D+A)
    M = 1/2(A+C)
    N = 1/2(B+D)

    Mid-point of EG = 1/2(E+G) = 1/4(A+B+C+D)
    Mid-point of FH = 1/2(F+H) = 1/4(A+B+C+D)
    Mid-point of MN = 1/2(M+N) = 1/4(A+B+C+D)

    Let O=1/4(A+B+C+D)
    Then EG, FH, MN are concurrent at their common mid-point O.

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