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Complete Problem 392
Level: High School, SAT Prep, College geometry
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Problem 392. Triangle, Parallel lines, Collinear points, Concurrent lines
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Let m= distance AD and n= distance DC
ReplyDeleteWe have HE/HD=FB/FA = n/ m [ Tri. AFD ~ Tri. ABC]
GD/GF=DE/FA=FB/FA =n/m [ Tri. AFG~ Tri. EDG]
JE/JB= n^2/(m+n)^2 [ See comment from problem 391]
KB/KF= (m+n)^2/m^2 [ See comment from problem 391]
Let GH cut EF at point P and JK cut EF at point P’.
1. Consider triangle EFD and secant HGP. Apply Menelaus theorem we have
(HE/HD) *(GD/GF) * ( PF/PE) =1
Replace values of HE/HD and GD/GF from above to this equation
We get PF/PE= m^2/n^2
2 Consider Triangle BEF and secant JKP’ . Apply Menelaus theorem we have
(JE/JB) *(KB/KF) *( P’F/P’E)= 1
Replace values of JE/JB and KB/KF from above to this equation
We get P’F/P’E= m^2/n^2
3 From step 1 and 2 we can conclude that P coincides with P’ ( both P and P’ located outside segment EF)
And EF, JK and HG are concurrent
Peter Tran
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