Geometry Problem
Level: Mathematics Education, High School, Honors Geometry, College.
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Problem 665: Intersecting Circles, Secant, Tangent, Angles, Mind Map
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ReplyDeleteDenote (XYZ)=angle(XYZ)
CO interesect DO’ at F
Note that (ECA)=(ABC)=beta
And (ABD)=(ADE)=alpha
Quadraliteral FCED is cyclic with (CFD)=(ECD)+(EDC)= alpha+beta=(CBD) (see picture)
So 5 points F,C,E,D, B co-cyclic
And ( EBD)=(ECD)= beta ( angles face the same arc DE)
So x= (ABD)-(EBD)= alpha-beta
Peter Tran
Join BC, BD
ReplyDelete∠CBD = ∠ABD + ∠ABC = α + β
∠CED = 180° − (α + β)
∴B, C, E, D are concyclic
So α = ∠CBE = x + ∠ABC = x + β
∴ x = α − β
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< CBA = beta and < ABD = alpha hence < CBD + CED = 180
ReplyDeleteSo < EBD = beta = alpha - x hence x = alpha - beta
Sumith Peiris
Moratuwa
Sri Lanka