Thursday, March 31, 2016

Geometry Problem 1203: Right Triangle, Square, Angle Bisector, Three Congruent Quadrilaterals

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

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Geometry Problem 1203: Right Triangle, Square, Angle Bisector, Three Congruent Quadrilaterals

13 comments:

  1. FEBM cyclic => CFM=CMF => FC=CM
    CFB+CMB=CFB+CFG => CMB=CFG
    => MCAH=CFGD
    At the same AF=AH etc

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  2. Let AD meet EC at N
    We have AN ⊥NC and ∠ (NAC)= ∠ (CAN)= 45 degrees
    Qua. ABCN is cyclic with AC as a diameter
    So Bisector BF cut the midpoint N of arc AC
    And F, N and G are collinear and AF=FD and FC=EG
    All sides and internal angles of quadrilateral AFGE congruent to DGFC .
    Qua. AHBF is cyclic and AB is an angle bisector of ∠ (HBF)=> AH=AF=DG
    Similarly FC=CM=EG
    So quadrilaterals AFGE , DGFC , AHMC are congruent ( corresponding sides and angles are congruent)

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  3. FCBM is concyclic, hence < HMC = CFG and further since BC bisects < FBM, FC
    = CM

    So ∆ ACM ≡∆ FCD, SAS ...(1) and so < CFD = < AMC

    Hence AM = FD,
    < AMH = < DFG
    < AHM = < DGF (since each angle = < CFB, AHBF being cycilc)

    So ∆ AHM ≡∆ FGD, ASA...(2)

    From (1) and (2) easily AHMC ≡GDFC

    We can similarly show that AHMC≡AFGE

    Hence AHMC ≡AFGE ≡GDFC

    Sumith Peiris
    Moratuwa
    Sri Lanka

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  4. Further conclusions from this problem

    EFCG and AFDG are parallelograms

    < HFM = 90

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  5. What are the conditions for 2 quadrilaterals to be congruent? (i.e. for all
    4 sides + 4 angles + 2 diagonals to be equal)


    1. 4 sides + 1 diagonal equal (2 SSS triangles congruency)


    2. 3 sides + 2 diagonals (2 SSS triangles congruency)


    3. 4 sides + 1 corresponding included angle equal (1 SAS triangle and 1
    SSS triangle congruency)


    4. 3 sides + 2 corresponding included angles equal (so the diagonals are
    equal by SSS and the 4th side by SSS)


    5. 2 sides + 3 corresponding angles equal (which of course makes the 4
    th angle equal too + SAS congruency twice)


    Any more anyone?


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  6. From my solution 2 sides and 3 angles

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  7. In this case quadrilaterals are trapezoids
    It's enough: equal bases and altitude

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    1. Not sufficient - u can draw many different trapezoids with equal base and equal height

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  8. Just in this case "Right angle trapezoids"

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    1. Even then by changing the length of the side parellel to the base u can get many dufferent right angle trapezoids of equal base and equal height

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  9. Conclusion includes 2 bases

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    1. 2 parallel sides + 2 right angles + height all equal

      Now the corresponding trapezoids are congruent

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  10. I think there is a ratio between area of EGBH and GDMB
    Depend it from point F (or from angles of ABC)

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