Sunday, February 3, 2013

Problem 851: Triangle, Triple side, Angles, 90 Degrees, Special Right triangle, Sides ratio 1:3

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

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Online Geometry Problem 851: Triangle, Triple side, Angles, 90 Degrees, Special Right triangle, Sides ratio 1:3

Posted by Antonio Gutierrez at 6:59 AM
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5 comments:

  1. Michael TsourakakisFebruary 3, 2013 at 9:47 AM

    Bx perpendicular to the AB
    Bx and AC meet at point D. Then , angle DBC=angle A , and the triangles ABC ,DBC are similar.
    BD/AB=BC/AC=1/3. So ,AB=3AD .Therefore (problem 849) , angle A=18.5 degrees

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  2. Peter TranFebruary 3, 2013 at 12:13 PM

    Locate point D on AC such that AB ⊥ BD.
    Triangle BDC similar to triangle ABC ( case AA)
    so BC/AC=BD/AB=1/3
    so angle A= 18.5 per problem 849

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  3. prof radu ionFebruary 5, 2013 at 9:41 AM

    Construim AD ⊥ AC si luam punctul D astfel incat AD =a , D si B sa fie de o parte si de alta a dreptei AC.Vom obtine
    trapezul isoscel ABCD (A= 18.5 per problem 849

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  4. HenkieFebruary 6, 2013 at 9:03 AM

    Draw line from B, meeting AC in D, with angle(CBD) = 90°.
    Then angle(ABD) = angle(A), so triangle ABD is isosceles.
    AD = x, then BD = x and CD = 3a - x.
    Pythagoras in triangle BCD: (3a-x)² = x² + a², giving x = 4/3·a.
    BC = a, BD = x = 4/3·a, CD = 3a-x = 5/3·a.
    So triangle BCD is the well-known 3-4-5-triangle!
    Angle(BDC) = 2·angle(A)
    From the 3-4-5-triangle the angle is well-known, being (approx.) 36,87°.
    So angle(A) = 36,87° / 2 = 18,4° (approx.).

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  5. CiPApril 5, 2013 at 2:55 AM

    Felicitari celor care au raspuns 18.5 (radule, radule !!).
    Henkie responded best.
    mes(<A) is half the measure of smallest angle from Egyptian triangle 3-4-5 . Indeed, let ADC be the Egyptian triangle with DC=3, AD=4, AC=5. Draw AB angle bisector of <CAD (B is situated on CD). We have, primo
    <ABC - <BAC = (<ADB + <BAD) - <BAC ..from exterior angle theorem..= 90 deg,
    and secundo
    BC/BD = AC/AD..Angle Bisector Theorem..and from BC/BD = 5/4, BC+BD = 3 (=DC) we get length BC=5/3. So 5= =AC= 3BC.
    Thus triangle ABC from problem 851is found.
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