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Complete Problem 532
Level: High School, SAT Prep, College geometry
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Problem 532: Triangle, Circumcircle, Equal Angles, Perpendicular, Area
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Let /_DBE=β. Then Tr. ABC=AB*BC*sin(2α+β)/2 or Tr. ABC=(1/2)(AB*BC*sin(α+β)*cos(α)+AB*BC*cos(α+β)sin(α). By sine rule,BC/BD=sin(A+α)/sinC. Also BE/BD=sin(A+α)/sinC. In other words, BC/BD=BE/AB or AB*BC=BD*BE which makes Tr ABC==(1/2)(BD*BE*sin(α+β)*cos(β)+BD*BE*cos(α+β)sin(α). But cos(α)=BF/BD & cos(α+β)=BG/BD which when substituted in our eqn. for Tr. ABC gives us:Tr.ABC=BE.BF*sin(α+β)/2+BE*BG*sin(α)/2 = Tr. BFE+Tr.GBE. In other words, Tr.ABC=Quad.BFEG which means, A1+Area BFMNG=A2+A3+Area BFMNG or A1 = A2 + A3
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1. Let BD=d
ReplyDeleteLet H and H’ are the projection of G and F over BE
We have BH=d.cos(α).cos(DBG) and BH’=d.cos(α).cos(FBE)
But angle (DBG)= angle( FBE) so BH=BH’ and BE perpendicular to FG
2. Triangle ABD similar to triangle BEC (case AA)
And AB/BE=BD/BC so AB.AC=BD.BE (1)
3. Quadrilateral DFBG is cyclic and BD is a diameter
BD=FG/sin(ABC)
4. Replace BD=FG/sin(ABC) in (1) we have AB.AC.sin(ABC)= FG.BE
That means that Area(ABC)=Area(FBGE) and we will have A1=A2+A3
Peter Tran
Let H be the projection of B over AC
ReplyDeleteLet angle DBE=β
The quadrilateral BDHG is inscribed in a circle of diameter BD
Therefore angle GHC=angle DBG=α+β
Because quadrilateral ABCE is inscribed in a circle C(1), angle ABE = angle ACE =α+β
So HG is parallel to EC
A quadrilateral FBHD is inscribed in a circle, therefore angle FHD = angle FBD =α
Angle CAE = angle CBE =α
Then FH is parallel to AE
That means that
Area FEH = Area FAH
Area HGE = Area HGC
Then Area of the quadrilateral BFEG = Area of the triangle ABC
we will have A1=A2+A3
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