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Complete Problem 395
Level: High School, SAT Prep, College geometry
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Problem 395: Square, 15 Degree, Equilateral triangle
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ReplyDeletehttp://geometri-problemleri.blogspot.com/2009/11/problem-52-ve-cozumu.html
ReplyDeletesolution plz some1
ReplyDeletein triangle ABE ang(ABE)=75;BE=AB/(2cos15)
ReplyDeletewith the law of cosine
AE²=AB²+BE²-2AB.BE cos75=
AB²(1+(1/(2cos15)²-cos75/cos15)= AB² then
cos(75)=cos(45+30)=(sqr6-sqr2)/4
cos(15)=cos(45-30)=(sqr6+sqr2)/4
same result for CE
CE=AE=AD
ADE is equilateral
build on each side of the square (from the inside) isosceles triangle with 15 degrees..from there its easy..
ReplyDeleteConsider the equilateral triangle BCF at the exterior of the square ABCD say of side a. The quandrilateral FEDC and FEAB are rhombuses, therefore
ReplyDeleteED = FC = a and EA = FB = a
(This holds because ang(FEC) = 75 = ang(ECF), so FE = FC = a and FE parallel to CD = a)
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ReplyDeletehttp://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=472125
See the drawing : Drawing
ReplyDelete- ABCD is a square
- Define J as the rotation of E by 90° from the center of the square
- E becomes J => BE=CE=CJ=DJ and ΔECJ is equilateral
- Define F the intersection of DJ et EC
- EDA=60°
- By symmetry, <EAD=60°
Therefore ΔEAD is equilateral
See diagram here.
ReplyDelete- E can be uniquely defined as the intersection of the perpendicular bisector to BC and the ray from B forming a 15° angle with BC.
- Make F the intersection of circular arcs BD with center A and AC with center D.
- AD = AF = DF ⇒ ∆ADF is equilateral ⇒ F is on the perpendicular bisector to BC (same as that to AD) and ∠BAF = 30°.
- But on circular arc BD, ∠BAF = 30° ⇒ ∠CBF = 15° since CB is tangent in B to arc BD.
- So F = E and ∆AED is equilateral QED
Let length of square = a & mid-pt of BC & AD be F & G respectively
ReplyDeletetan15=EF/(a/2)
EF=atan15/2
EG=a(1-tan15/2)
tan<EAD=(1-tan15/2)/(1/2)
tan<EAD=2-tan15
tan<EAD=2-(2-sqrt3)
tan<EAD=sqrt3
<EAD=60
Construct Equilateral Triangle BCF, F outside the square.
ReplyDeleteTriangles CEF, BEF and ABE are all equilateral SAS (CF = BF = BA, CE = BE, included angle is 75 for all 3 triangles)
So Triangles BFE and EFC are isosceles 30-75-75) and so AEB is also isosceles and the result follows
Sumith Peiris
Moratuwa
Sri Lanka
I should have said ,"Triangles CEF, BEF and ABE are all all congruent......." not equilateral
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