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Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Geometry Problem 1272 Isosceles Triangle, Median, Midpoint, Perpendicular, 90 Degrees, Angles, Congruence
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ReplyDeleteDraw rectangle AMNF ( see sketch)
Note that E is the midpoint of AB and FN.
∠NAM=∠MCN( ANC is isoceles)
And ∠NAM=∠FMA( AMNF os a rectangle)
So ∠FMA=∠MCN => FM//NC => ∠FMC=∠NDM= 90 degrees
In trapezoid FMDN , since MD ⊥ FM and E is the midpoint of NF so EM=ED
E is the center of cyclic quadrilateral AMDB => ∠BAD=∠BMD= ∠MCN
Problem 1272
ReplyDeleteIs <AMD=<CNB (they have their sides perpendicular).But AM/MD=MC/MD=NC/NM=NC/NB (AM=MC, NM=NB, triangle MCD is similar with triangle NCM).Therefore triangle AMD is similar with triangle CNB .So <MAD=<NCB.Therefore <DAB=<MCN (<BAC=<BCA ).
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Area of Tr. MNC = ½ MD.NC = ½ MN.MC…(1)
ReplyDeleteBut AN = NC, NB =MN and AM = MC
So from (1), MD.AN = NB.AM
Hence in Tr.s ANB and AMD,
AN/NB = AM/MD.
Further the included angles
< ANB = < AMD
(since < ANM = < CNM = < CMD)
So it follows that the Tr.s ANB and AMD are similar and therefore
< ABM = < ADM.
Hence AMDB is concyclic and so
< BAD = < BMD = < CAN.
Sumith Peiris
Moratuwa
Sri Lanka
Peter's comment - "In trapezoid FMDN , since MD ⊥ FM and E is the midpoint of NF so EM=ED"
ReplyDeleteThis is so since the perpendicular bisector of MD passes thro' E
Sumith
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment.
Peter
It is known that the perpendicular from N to AD passes through the midpoint P of MD. Indeed, let E be the projection of A onto CN, <PNE=<DAE (1), but triangles MND and CAE are similar, from (1) we infer P and D are homologous points, i.e. MP=PD, making NP||BD (*). With (1) we also get <MNP=<MAD (2). From tr. MNC: MN^2=ND.CN (3), but MN=BN, so from (3) we infer BN tangent to circle (BDC), or <NBD=<BCN; with (2) and (*) we conclude <CAD=<BCN, so we are done.
ReplyDeleteTr. CMD is similar to MND
ReplyDeleteCM/CD=MN/MD
=> 2.CM/CD=2.MN/MD
=> CA/CD=MB/MD
=> Tr. CAD is similar to MBD
=> m(DAC)=m(DBM)=> A,B,D,M are con-cyclic => m(BAD)=m(BMD)=m(DCM)