Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Geometry Problem 1194: Equilateral Triangle, Perpendicular, Distance, Side, Metric Relations

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

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Math: Geometry Problem 1194: Equilateral Triangle, Perpendicular, Distance, Side, Metric Relations

9 comments:

  1. Draw MN middle line of ADEC (= 12)Apply theorem of pythagore MNB, ADB, BEC
    we get x=14

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  2. Draw CF ⊥ DA ..( F on DA)
    Let z= x^2
    Applying Pythagoras’s theorem in triangles ABD, BCE and ACF we get
    BE^2=x^2-121=z-121
    BD^2=z-169
    AC^2=CF^2+AF^2 => (BE+BD)^2+4=z
    Or 2.BE.BD=z-BE^2-BD^2-4= 286-z
    4.BE^2.BD^2=4(z-121)(z-169)=(286-z)^2
    Simplify this equation we get 3.z^2-588.z= 0
    We get 2 solutions z= 0 and z= 196
    Only z=196 is acceptable so x= 14

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    1. See below for geometry solution of problem 1194

      http://s30.postimg.org/urgsbgadt/pro_1194.png
      Draw circles diameters BA and BC
      Draw altitudes BG of tri. ABC and GH of triangle DGE
      Observe that H is the midpoint of DE => DGE is isosceles tri.
      ∡ (DGE)= ∡ (DGB)+ ∡ (BGE)= ∡ (DAB)+ ∡ (BCE)= 180-120= 60 degrees
      So DGE is an equilateral tri.
      HG= ½( DA+CE)= 12= DE. √ (3)/2
      So DE= 8. √3=CF
      In right triangle ACF we have x^2= AF^2+CF^2= 4+(8√3)^2=196 => x= 14

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  3. DB + BE = √(x²-(13-11)²)
    √(x²-13²) + √(x²-11²) = √(x²-(13-11)²)
    x = 14

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  4. Sumith Peiris has left a new comment on your post "Geometry Problem 1194:
    Equilateral Triangle, Perpe...":

    Applying Pythagoras 3 times we see

    DE = sqrt(x^2-13^2) + sqrt(x^2-11^2)=sqrt(x^2-2^2)

    One can solve this equation by algebra but the equation becomes somewhat
    unwieldy

    By trial and error x = 14 (check: sqrt27 + sqrt75 = sqrt(27 + 75 +
    2Xsqrt(27X75)= sqrt(102 + 2 X 45)=sqrt192

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  5. Let F be the mid point of AC.
    Easily ADBF and BECF are concyclic and DFE is equilateral

    Use Ptolemy in these 2 concyclic quadrilaterals and if DB = a and BE = b derive that a+b = 8sqrt3.

    So x^2 = (13-11)^2 + (8sqrt3)^2 = 196
    and so x = 14

    Sumith Peiris
    Moratuwa
    Sri Lanka

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  6. MN middle line of ADEC, CP perpend AD. ∆MBN ~ ∆CPN => BN = √3
    Pyth Th for BNM => 3+144=(3x²)/4 => x=14

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  7. Let the altitude from B meet AC at P which results in two cyclic quadrilaterals BPCE & BPAD
    m(BEP)=m(BCA)=60 and similarly m(BDP)=m(BAP)=60 => DPE is an equilateral triangle
    Let the altitude from P meet DE at Q and since PQ//AD//CE and passing thru mid-points=> PQ = 12
    Hence DE=24/Sqrt(3)
    Extend CE to complete the parallelogram DACR and derive ER=13-11=2
    Since DER is right-angle DR^2=x^2=DE^2+ER^2=24*24/3+4=196
    => x=14

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  8. Assuming side if equilateral triangle as a and using sine rule in triangle BCE
    a=11/cosA
    cosA = 11/a
    Using sine rule in triangle ABD
    a = 13/sin(30+A)
    a = 26/cosA + √3sinA
    cosA + √3sinA = 26/a
    √3sinA = 15/a
    sinA = 5√3/a
    Therefore BE is 5√3cm
    Applying Pythagoras theorem in BEC
    a = √(75+121)
    a = 14cm

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