Friday, March 11, 2016

Geometry Problem 1198: Right Triangle, Square, Rectangle, Quadrilateral, Altitude, Equal Areas

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5 comments:

  1. Peter TranMarch 11, 2016 at 7:17 PM

    Observe that triangle AEF congruent to tri. ABC ….( case ASA)
    So AF= AC= AG
    So S(AFDC)= S(ABDE)= AB^2
    We have S(AHKG)=AG.AH=AC.AH= AB^2.. ( relation in right triangle ABC)
    So S(AFDC)=S(AHKG)

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  2. Jacob HA (EMK2000)March 11, 2016 at 8:51 PM

    S(AHKG)
    = 2×S(AHG)
    = 2×S(ABG)
    = 2×S(AEC)
    = 2×S(AEB)
    = S(AEDB)
    = S(AFDB) + S(AEF)
    = S(AFDB) + S(ABC)
    = S(AFDC)

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  3. Sumith PeirisMarch 11, 2016 at 8:58 PM

    Since <EAF = < BAC, triangles AEF and ABC are congruent ASA and so AC = AF

    Hence S(AFDC) = S(ABDE) = AB^2 = AH.AC since triangles ABH and ABC are similar

    Now AH.AC = AH.AG (since AC = AF = AG) = S(AHKG)

    So S(AFDC)= S(AHKG)

    Sumith Peiris
    Moratuwa
    Sri Lanka

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  4. Rastko VukovicMarch 13, 2016 at 7:21 AM

    Angles FAE and CAB are equal, as angles with orthogonal hands. So, the triangles AEF and ABC are congruent; both have the same area. Thus, area of the square ABDE is equal to area ABDF plus area ABC, that is area(ACBDF) = area(ABDE) = c^2, where the length of side AB = c. On the other side, area(AGKH) = bp, where p = length of AH.
    However, in the right triangle ABC is valid c^2 = pb. It follows from the similar triangles ABC and AHB and c:p = b:c, that is c^2 = bp. Accordingly, area(AGKH) = area(ACDF).

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  5. ArifFebruary 12, 2018 at 6:52 AM

    We see that triangle AEF is congruent with ABC therefore the area of ABDE is equal to the area of AFDC.

    Let the sides of the square ABDE equal a.

    Then the area of AFDC =a^2

    And let AC = c and AH =m.

    Therefore the area of AHKG

    Area (AHKG)=cm

    The triangles ABH and BHC are similar therefore :

    BH/m= (c-m)/BH
    BH^2=(c-m)m

    Apply pythagoras on triangle ABH and we find :

    a^2=m^2+(c-m)m
    a^2=cm

    a^2 is the area of AFDC and cm is the area of AHKG

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