Thursday, December 19, 2013

Geometry Problem 945: Triangle, Concurrent Lines, Cevians, Perpendicular, Angle Bisector

Geometry Problem. Post your solution in the comments box below.
Level: Mathematics Education, High School, Honors Geometry, College.
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Online Geometry Problem 945: Triangle, Concurrent Lines, Cevians, Perpendicular, Angle Bisector

Posted by Antonio Gutierrez at 5:05 AM
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2 comments:

  1. Peter TranDecember 20, 2013 at 10:05 AM

    http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/4941/dfl0.png

    Let B’, F’, D’ are the projections of B, F, D over AC
    Apply Ceva’s theorem on triangle BFD with Cevians BG, FC and DA
    (GF/GD).(CD/CB).(AB/AF)= 1 => (GF/GD)=(CB.AF)/(CD.AB) ……. (1)
    Use properties of similar triangles CDD’ to CBB’ and triangles AFF’ to ABB’ we have
    FF’/DD’= (FF’/BB’)/(DD’/BB’)=(AF/AB)/(CD/CB)………(2)
    We also have GF/GD= HF’/HD’… ( Thales theorem on parallel lines)
    From (1) and ( 2) we have GF/GD=FF’/DD’=HF’/HD’ => triangles FF’H similar to DD’H … ( case SAS)
    So GF/GD=HF/HD => HG is angle bisector of angle ( FHD)

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  2. UnknownDecember 30, 2013 at 3:49 PM

    if X=intersection of lines DF and AC then (A,C,E,X)=1
    angle GHX is 90 so H lies on Apollonius circle with diameter GX so FG/GD=FH/HD by the
    angle bisector theorem we have what we wanted

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