Thursday, September 19, 2013

Geometry Problem 924: Quadrilateral, Diagonal, Perpendicular, Circle, Tangent, Midpoint, Metric Relations

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

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Online Geometry Problem 924: Quadrilateral, Diagonal, Perpendicular, Circle, Tangent, Midpoint, Metric Relations.

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  1. AB and CD intersect at M, MFOG the quadrilateral is inscribed in a circle of radius r, EO crosses FG in N, EN = 1/2R, EO = EF = EG = EM = r, NG = r.sq3 / 2, FG = r SQ3, HJ = 2r, r = 12/sq3, HJ = 3 24/sq.
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    1. Problem 924. To Anonymous: What is the reason for your statements
      EN = 1/2R,
      EO = EF = EG = EM = r, NG = r.sq3 / 2,
      Thanks

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  2. Anonymous. I'm sorry I was wrong, I took E to the center point of the arc FEG but it is not. We say that P is the midpoint of the arc FG then PG = PF = PO = r and necessarily PM=r. N represents the medpoint and meeting point between FG and PO, then NG = r.sq3 / 2, FG = r.sq3, HJ = 2r, r = 12/sq3, HJ = 24/sq3 Reply

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    1. Problem 924. To Anonymous: What is the reason for your statement
      PG = PF = PO = r
      Thanks

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  3. http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/2808/4xgl.png

    Define angles α and β as shown on the sketch
    Since G is the midpoint of CD => GC=GD=GE
    ∠ (OEC)= ∠ (OEJ)+ ∠ (CEJ) = ½(180- α)+90= 180-1/2. α
    ∠ (CEG)= ∠ (OEC)- ∠ (OEG)
    =180-1/2. α -1/2(180- β)=90-1/2. α +1/2. β
    ∠ (OGC)= ∠ (OGE)+ ∠ (EGC)= 90
    ½(180- β)+180-2(90-1/2. α +1/2. β)=90
    β =2/3. α => ∠ (EOG)=2/3∠ (EOJ)
    Similarly we also have ∠ (EOF)=2/3. ∠ (EOH)
    Add above 2 expression we have ∠ (FOG)=2/3.(HOJ)= 120 degrees
    So HJ= 2.OG= 8.SQRT(3)

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  4. <FEA=<FAE=a, <BFE=<FHE=2a, and similarly <GDE=<GED=b, <EGC=<EJG=2b. By cyclic quadrilateral theorem, <FEG+<FHE+<GJE=(a+b+90)+(2a)+(2b)=180 so 2a+2b=<FHG=60. By law of sines,
    sin(60)*HJ=12, so HJ=8*sqrt3


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