Sunday, February 14, 2016

Geometry Problem 1187: Triangle, Quadrilateral, Midpoints, Hexagon, Area

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

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Online Math: Geometry Problem 1187: Triangle, Quadrilateral, Midpoints, Hexagon, Area

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  1. http://s22.postimg.org/702hbxx4x/pro_1187.png

    Let A’, B’, F’, C’ are projections of A, B, F, C over KH
    Note that tri. FKH is similar to ABD … ( case SSS) with factor of ½
    So S(FKH)= ¼. S(ABD)
    Since FH//AD =S(JHK)=S(AKH)
    Note that S(EFGHK) is not depend on positions of E and G on BA and BD
    Let E and G coincide to B we have S(EFGHK)= S(BKH)
    F is the midpoint of BC => FF’= ½.(BB’+CC’)
    Yellow area= S(BHK)+S(AKH)= ½.KH.(BB’+AA’)=1/2. KH.(BB’+CC’)= KH. FF’=2. S(FKH)= ½. S(ABD)

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    1. Is (EBF)=1/2.(BEC) ,(AEK)=1/2.(AEC) ,or(BEF)+(AEK)=1/2(ABC) and (GFCD)=1/2(BCD). Therefore 2.(EFGHK)=2.(ABCD)-2.(EBF)-2.(AEK)-2.(AKJ)-
      -2.(JDH)-2.(GFCD)=(ABD)+(BCD)+(ABC)+(ACD)-(ABC)-(ACD)-(BCD)=(ABD)

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    2. Peter - your statement

      Note that S(EFGHK) is not depend on positions of E and G on BA and BD

      Can u pls explain how u arrived at this?

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    3. Note that S(EFGHK)= S(EFK)+S(KFH)- S(FGH)
      for any position of E on AB , the distance from E to line FK is an invariant so S(EFK) is an invariant.
      Similarly for any position of G on BD, S(FGH) is an invariant.
      S(KFH) is not depend on position of E or G.
      so S(EFGHK) is not depend on positions of E and G on BA and BD

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  2. Let S(BEF) = S(CEF) = P
    S(AEK) = S(CEK) = Q,
    S(AJK) = S(CJK) = R,
    S(DJH) = S(CJH) = U,
    S(BFG) = S(CFG) = V and
    S(CGH) = S(DGH) = W

    S(EFFHJK) = S(ABCD) - P-Q-R-U-V-W ...(1)

    Now P+Q+R+U+V+W = 1/2 S(ABC) + 1/2 S(ACD) + 1/2S(BCD) = 1/2 S(ABCD) + 1/2 S(BCD)

    So from (1) S(EFGHJK) = S(ABCD) -1/2S(ABCD) - 1/2S(BCD) = 1/2S(ABD)

    Sumith Peiris
    Moratuwa
    Sri Lanka

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