Thursday, April 15, 2010

Problem 434: Quadrilateral, Transversal, Ratio, Measurement, Similarity

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Level: High School, SAT Prep, College geometry

Posted by Antonio Gutierrez at 10:30 AM
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7 comments:

  1. c .t . e. oApril 15, 2010 at 12:18 PM

    BE/AE = CG/GD =>
    BE/CG = AE/GD =>
    BC//EG//AD =>

    BE/AE = FO/HO = k

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  2. Antonio GutierrezApril 15, 2010 at 12:44 PM

    To c.t.e.o:
    BC is not necessary parallel to EG and AD.

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  3. c .t . e. oApril 16, 2010 at 9:45 AM

    draw FP//EG (P on AB), CJM//EG (J on FH, M on AB)
    HQ//EG ( Q on AB), DKN//EG (K on FH, N on AB)

    have to prove
    OF/OH = CG/GD or EP/EQ = CG/GD ??? (1)

    EP/EM = OF/OJ (PF//MJ//EG) (2)
    EQ/EN = OH/OK (QH//NK//EG) (3)

    from (2) & (3) (divide side by side)

    (EP/EM)/(EQ/EN) = (OF/OJ)/(OH/OK)
    =>
    (EP/EQ)∙(EN/EM) = (OF/OH)∙(OK/OJ)
    but
    EN/EM = OK/OJ ( MJ//EG//NK)
    =>
    EP/EQ = OF/OH (1) is proved
    --------------------------------------------

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  4. JankonyexApril 17, 2010 at 11:35 AM

    For any fixed point A, let O be a point on AB such that AO/BO is fixed. If B undergoes transformation, than O undergoes another transformation parallel to that of B with vector depends only on B's tranformation and AO:OB.(*)

    In this problem, we fix A,E,B,q and let C,G,D undergo a transformation so that C moves to B, then F,O,H also undergo a transformation by (*).
    BE/AE=CG/DG => EG//AD => FO/HO=BE/AE=k.
    Similarly EO/GO=q.

    remarks: actually FO/OH = -k and EO/OG = -q.

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  5. AnonymousApril 18, 2010 at 1:39 AM

    using barycenter
    (a+b+c+d)O=aA+bB+cC+dD=(a+b)E+(c+d)G
    =(b+c)F+(a+d)H
    let be a=1
    aEA-bEB=0 then b=1/k
    bFB-cFC=0 then c=qb=q/k
    aHA-dHD=0 then d=q
    (1+q)/kOF-(1+q)OH=0 then FO/OH=k
    (k+1)kOE-(q/k+q)OG=0 then OE/OG=q
    .-.

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  6. KIM YOUNG DONGApril 30, 2010 at 6:11 AM

    It's very simple!
    The quadrilateral ABCD can be transformed a parallelogram ABCD with other conditions unchanged.

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  7. Peter TranJuly 16, 2010 at 1:32 AM

    Denote Vec(AB) =Vector AB
    1. Let O is a point on FH such that FO/OH=k and O’ is a point on EG such that EO’/O’G=q . We will prove that O coincide with O’ .

    2. Let I is any point in the plane and E is a point on segment AB with Vec(BE)/Vec(EA) =k . Basic vector manipulation give us the formula Vec(IE)=1/(1+k) *Vec(IB) + k/(1+k) * Vec(IA)

    3. Apply this formula for point G on segment CD, point F on segment BC and point H on segment AD.
    Vec(IG)=1/(1+k) *Vec(IC) + k/(1+k) * Vec(ID)
    Vec(IF)=1/(1+q) *Vec(IB) + q/(1+q) * Vec(IC)
    Vec(IH)=1/(1+q) *Vec(IA) + q/(1+q) * Vec(ID)

    4 Let m=(1+k)(1+q)
    Apply formula in step 2 for point O of segment FH
    Vec(IO)=1/(1+k)* Vec(IF) + k/(1+k) *Vec(IH)
    Replace value of Vec(IF) and Vec(IH) in above equation we get.
    Vec(IO)=1/m*Vec(IB) +q/m* Vec(IC) +k/m* Vec(IA) +k*q/m *Vec(ID)

    5 Apply formula in step 2 for point O’ of segment EG
    Vec(IO’)=1/(1+q)* Vec(IE) + q/(1+q) *Vec(IG)
    Replace value of Vec(IE) and Vec(IG) in above equation we get
    Vec(IO’)=1/m*Vec(IB) + k/m* Vec(IA) +q/m* Vec(IC) + k*q/m *Vec(ID)

    6 From steps 5 and 6 we have Vec(IO=Vec(IO’) . This prove that O coincide with O’

    Peter Tran
    vstran@yahoo.com

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