Thursday, July 2, 2015

Geometry Problem 1126: Equilateral Triangle, Circumcircle, Metric Relation, Harmonic Mean

Geometry Problem. Post your solution in the comments box below.
Level: Mathematics Education, High School, Honors Geometry, College.

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Online Math: Geometry Problem 1126: Equilateral Triangle, Circumcircle, Metric Relation, Harmonic Mean.

2 comments:

  1. Observe that ∠ADB=∠ADE=60°,
    thus from S(ADB)+S(ADE)=S(BDE),
    xe sin60° + xd sin60° = de sin120°
    x=de/(d+e)

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  2. x/d=BC/EB=AB/EB=1/(EB/AB)=1/(1+d/e)=e/(e+d)

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