Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Geometry Problem 1020: Circle, Tangent, Chord, Perpendicular, Geometric Mean

Geometry Problem. Post your solution in the comments box below.
Level: Mathematics Education, High School, Honors Geometry, College.

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Online Math: Geometry Problem 1020: Circle, Tangent, Chord, Perpendicular, Geometric Mean

6 comments:

  1. Note that ∠(C1DA1) supplement to ∠(C1BC)
    ∠(BDC) supplement to ∠(C1BC) => ∠(C1DA1)= ∠(BDC) => ∠(C1DB)= ∠(A1DC)
    So we have c1/a1= BD/DC…… (1)
    Similarly we also have ∠(BDA1)= ∠(CDB1) so a1/b1=BD/DC….(2)
    From ( 1) and (2) we have c1/a1=a1/b1 => a1= sqrt(b1.c1)

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  2. Let A = x
    Thus we get <CBC1 = <BCB1 = 90 + x/2
    BA1DC1 is smiliar to CA1DB1 because of 3 equal angles (The 2 pairs of 90 as given)
    From simple looking and proportion we get a1/c1 = b1/a1
    Finally a1=GM(b1,c1)
    Is that good enough solution??

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    1. Note that 2 quadrilaterals with 3 corresponding congruence angles are not necessary similar.
      Peter Tran

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  3. Triangle C1BD similar to A1CD, and triangle A1BD similar to B1CD due to tangent angles.
    From above two statements c1/a1=BD/CD, and a1/b1=BD/CD can be derived respectively.
    Therefore c1/a1=a1/b1 or a1^2=b1*c1.

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  4. From similar triangles c1/a1 = BD /CD = a1/b1 and the result follows

    Sumith Peiris
    Moratuwa
    Sri Lanka

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  5. Note further that A1B1 is a tangent to circle A1BC1D and similarly A1C1 to A1CB1D

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