Saturday, January 3, 2009

Elearn Geometry Problem 217: Right triangle, Altitude and Projections

Geometry Problem 217: Right triangle, Altitude and Projections.

See complete Problem 217 at:
gogeometry.com/problem/p217_right_triangle_altitude_projection_congruence.htm

Level: High School, SAT Prep, College geometry

Posted by Antonio Gutierrez at 6:55 AM
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7 comments:

  1. AjitApril 9, 2009 at 8:48 PM

    We've by similar triangles, BD = AB * BC/AC and
    FD = AB * BC/AC * AB/AC while GD = AB * BC/AC * AB/AC * BC/AC = (AB*BC)^2/AC^3 ------(1)
    Similarly it may be shown that DE=BD*BC/AC from where DH=DE*AB/AC=(AB*BC)^2/BC^3 ----(2)
    By (1)& (2) we've, GD=DH or a=b as depicted in the diagram.
    Ajit: ajitathle@gmail.com

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  2. AjitAugust 12, 2009 at 9:58 PM

    I feel there are some typos in the proof above and therefore it is incorrect. Here's another way to do it: Tr. FGD and Tr. ABC are similar. Hence,GD/FD=BC/AC or GD=FD*BC/AC. But FD=BE so GD=BE*BC/AC. Now from Tr. BDC we've BE*BC = BD^2. Therefore, GD=BD^2/AC ......(1)
    Similarly, DH/DE=AB/AC or DH = DE*AB/AC = BF*AB/AC=BD^2/AC .......(2)
    Now from (1) & (2) we can say that GD = DH or a=b
    Ajit

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  3. Peter TranDecember 14, 2010 at 10:07 AM

    ABED is a rectangle and diagonals BD and EF intersect at point I, midpoint of diagonal EF.
    G, D ,H are the projections of F, I, E over line AC.
    Since I is the midpoint of EF ,so D is the midpoint of GH.

    Peter Tran

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  4. APOSTOLIS MANOLOUDISAugust 9, 2016 at 6:12 AM

    Problem 217
    Let FP perpendicular in BD (D,P,B are collinear).Then triangleBFP=triangleHDE(FB=DE,<BFP=<BAC=<EDC ).So DH=FP=GD.
    APOSTOLIS MANOLOUDIS 4 HIGH SHCOOL OF KORYDALLOS PIRAEUS GREECE

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  5. ArifJanuary 22, 2018 at 12:18 PM

    We have :

    BD =h
    FD = BE = m
    FB = DE = n

    From similarity of triangles DGF an BFD :

    GD/FD=FB/BD
    a/m=n/h
    (1.) ah=mn

    From similarity of triangles BHE an DEB :

    DH/DE=BE/BD
    b/n=m/h
    (2.) bh=mn

    From equation 1 and 2 we have

    ah =bh
    a=b

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  6. MarcoMarch 7, 2023 at 2:54 AM

    Let <EDH=x
    In triangle EDH
    cosx=b/ED
    ED=b/cosx
    ---------------------------
    <DBE=<EDH=x
    In triangle DBE
    tanx=ED/BE
    BE=ED/tanx=b/sinx
    ---------------------------
    In triangle GFD
    <GFD=x
    sinx=a/DF
    a=DFsinx=BEsinx=b

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  7. Sumith PeirisMarch 9, 2023 at 3:25 AM

    Let BD cut FE at X and GE at Y

    Apply midpoint theorem to Triangles FEG and HEG

    FX = XE so GY = YE and so GD = DH or a = b

    Sumith Peiris
    Moratuwa
    Sri Lanka

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