Friday, September 9, 2016

Geometry Problem 1257: Triangle, Altitude, Perpendicular, 90 Degree, Measurement

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Geometry Problem 1257: Triangle, Altitude, Perpendicular, 90 Degree, Measurement.

Posted by Antonio Gutierrez at 6:10 PM
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6 comments:

  1. Pradyumna AgasheSeptember 9, 2016 at 9:30 PM

    Join FD, quad. ACDF is cyclic. Angle
    GFD = C,
    Also quad. BFEC is cyclic.Hence Angle AFE=Angle JFG= C.
    Angle FGD = Angle FGJ = 90
    By ASA Tr.FGD is congruent to Tr. FGJ, hence JG=GD
    Quad GHDB is cyclic Angle GDH =90-A
    And Angle GDB = 90-B, Angle HDB=90-A +90-B=C. We get Angle AGL=C
    Since Angle AGL = Angle AFE, JP is parallel to GL, in Tr. JPD, G is midpoint of JD and GL is parallel to JP, hence JP=2×GL
    JK + PK =2×GL
    JK =2×10-9=11

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  2. Peter TranSeptember 9, 2016 at 10:37 PM

    https://goo.gl/photos/6syuJ3KQA1nGxwFk7

    Let N is the orthocenter of triangle ABC
    We have cyclic quadrilaterals AENF, ECDN, ACDF, BGHD and AEDB ( see sketch)
    Let u= ∠ (EBC)= ∠ (DAC)= ∠ (HGD)= ∠ (FEN)
    Let v= ∠ (BAD)= ∠ (BCF) and z=∠ (ABE)= ∠ (ACF)
    We have ∠ (AFE)= ∠ (JFG)= 90-u => ∠ (FJG)= u => JE//GL
    In right triangle ADC we have u+v+z= 90
    In right triangle ADG we have ∠ (FDG)+v+z= 90 => ∠ (FDG)= u
    Triangle FJD is isosceles => DG/DJ=DL/DP= ½
    So JP= 2. GL= 20 => KJ= JP- KP= 11

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  3. APOSTOLIS MANOLOUDISSeptember 9, 2016 at 10:46 PM

    Problem 1257
    Let O is orthocenter the triangle ABC, the quadrilateral AFOE,EODC and AFDC are cyclic so
    <FEO=<FAO=<FAD=<FCD=<OCD=<OED and triangles KHE ,DHE are equals(<EHK=<EHD=90)so
    KH=DH.If EF intersects the circle passing through the points A,E,Dand B(<AEB=90=<ADB) in J’ then arc J’B=arcBD(J’B=BD , <KEH=<DEH=J’EB=<BED).But the diameter of the circle (J’,A,E,D,B) is AB so J’D is perpendicular bisector in AB.Then the points J,J’ coincide so JG=GD.Therefore GL//JP and PJ=2GL=2.10=20.But JK=JP-KP=20-9=11.
    APOSTOLIS MANOLOUDIS 4 HIGH SCHOOL KORYDALLOS PIRAEUS GREECE

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  4. Sumith PeirisSeptember 10, 2016 at 2:43 PM

    We have a number of cyclic quads and accordingly < B = < GHK = < AEF = < EKD

    Hence GL // JP

    But also < B = < DEC = < FEA hence Tr.s KHE and DHE are isoceles and KH = HD.

    Hence from the midpoint theorem HL = 9/2 and so GH = 11/2 and therefore JK = 11

    Sumith Peiris
    Moratuwa
    Sri Lanka

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    1. Sumith PeirisSeptember 10, 2016 at 4:16 PM

      Correction

      Tr.s KHE and DHE are congruent not isoceles

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  5. Sumith PeirisSeptember 10, 2016 at 2:51 PM

    A shorter cut would have been to realize that if O is the orthocentre of Tr. ABC then O is the incentre of Tr. DEF yielding both tr.s JFD and DEK isoceles.

    Either result can then be used along with the mid point theorem to get the value of JK

    Sumith Peiris
    Moratuwa
    Sri Lanka

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