Sunday, August 21, 2011

Problem 659: Parallelogram, Parallel Lines, Collinear Points

Geometry Problem
Level: Mathematics Education, High School, Honors Geometry, College.

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  1. http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/1274/problem659.png
    Draw EL //BC ,EL cut CH at L ( see picture)
    BCLE is a parallelogram
    Triangle CGF similar to triangle EGA ( case AA)
    So GC/GE=GF/GA or CG/CE=FG/FA
    But CG/CE= GH/EL = GH/AD ( triangle CGH similar to CEL)
    So GH/AD=FG/FA and triangle FGH similar to tri. FAD ( case SAS)
    Angle( GFH)=angle (AFD)
    So D,H,F are collinear
    Peter Tran

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  2. Peter, do you have mail? I have nice problems so that we can discuss them!

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  3. Slice
    You can email to me at vstran@yahoo.com
    Peter Tran

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  4. Call K the point where line CF meets line DB and O the centre of ABCD.
    Triangles OCK, OAE are congruent (OC=OA and the adjacent angles) so OE=KO.
    AECK is a parallelogram, having diagonals that cut each other in their middle point O, so KA//CG.
    Triangles ABK and GHC have parallel sides so, by Desargues' affine theorem, are perspective, that is lines KC, AG, BH concur, that is line BH passes through F.

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