Friday, November 13, 2009

Problem 385. Triangle, Angle bisector, Perpendicular, Parallel, Semiperimeter

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Problem 384. Triangle, Angle bisector, Perpendicular, Parallel, Semiperimeter.
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Level: High School, SAT Prep, College geometry

Posted by Antonio Gutierrez at 9:55 AM
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 14, 2009 at 6:38 AM

    http://s43.radikal.ru/i100/0911/e1/52e881bd9a75.jpg

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  2. Sumith PeirisAugust 26, 2015 at 2:26 AM

    Draw FG the altitude of Tr. BFC. Since BF bisects < B, < FBD =90 - A/2 - B/2 = C/2 = < FED since BEFD is cyclic and is also = < ECA. Hence DE is parallel to AC

    So < BED = 90 - C/2 = < EBG considering Tr. BEC. Since BEDG is cyclic it follows that the chords subtending these = angles are also =. Hence DE = BG = s-b

    Sumith Peiris
    Moratuwa
    Sri Lanka

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  3. Benjamin LeisJuly 20, 2017 at 2:05 PM

    Part 1:

    Extend BE to meet AC at F and BD to meet AC at G.
    AD is the perpendicular bisector of tr. ABG so BD = DG and likewise
    BE is the perpendicular bisector of tr. CBF so BE = EF.
    That means triangle BFG is similar to tr. BDE by SAS (in a 1:2 ratio)
    and DE is parallel to AC.

    Part 2:
    DE = 1/2 FG from the ratio of the triangles
    FG = AC - (AF + GC)
    From the perpendicular bisectors AB = AG and BC = CF
    Putting that together:
    DE = 1/2 ( AC - ([AC - BC] + [AC - AB]) = 1/2(b -([b-a] +[b-c])
    = 1/2(a + c - b) = 1/2 (a + b + c - 2b) = s - b

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  4. Peter TranMarch 27, 2018 at 3:00 PM

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/QwRcGSzYzprO6DOx2

    Let BD and BE meet AC at G and F
    Note that triangles BAG and BCF are isosceles
    And BD=DG , BE=EF
    AG=AB=c and CF=CB= a
    AF= b-a and CG= b-c
    So DE//AC and DE= ½ FG= ½(b-(b-a)-(b-c))= ½(a-b+c)

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