Friday, August 31, 2018

Geometry Problem 1383: Triangle, Median, Circle, Chord, Secant, Sum, Product

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

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Geometry Problem 1383: Triangle, Median, Circle, Chord, Secant, Sum, Product.

3 comments:

  1. https://photos.app.goo.gl/xJDBQXw4WMGRvhSH9

    Let ∠ (BFE)= u and ∠ (BFD)= v
    Draw MA’ so that ∠ (BA’M)= ∠ (BFD)= v ..( see sketch)
    MA’ cut BC at C’
    Let BA’=c’ and BC’=a’
    In cyclic quadrilateral EBDF we have angle B supplement to (u+v)
    In triangle BA’C’ we have angle B supplement to angle ( v+ ∠ (BC’M)) so ∠ (BC’M)= u
    Triangle BFD similar to BMA’ (case AA) => d/f= m/c’ => c.d/m.f= c/c’ ( 1)
    Triangle BFE similar to BC’M => e/f= m/a’ => a.e/m.f= a/a’ … (2)
    Draw AL //A’C’ and CN //A’C’ and note that ML=MN= x
    In similar triangles BMC’ and BNC we have a/a’= BN/BM= 1+x/BM… (3)
    Similarly c/c’= BL/BM= 1-x/BM…(4)
    Add (3) to (4) we have a/a’+c/c’= 2
    Replace value of a/a’ and c/c’ from (1) and (2) we have ae/mf+cd/mf= 2
    Or ae+cd= 2mf

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  2. My solution at https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1894324860648411&set=a.784793394934902&type=3&theater

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  3. Let circle ADF cut BM at X and let circle CEF cut BM extended at Y

    Let < XAC = x and let < XCA = y

    < DAX = A - x = < DFX &
    < ECX = B + y = < EFX

    Considering triangle ABC, A + B = < EFX = A - x + B + y and so x = y

    So MX = MY = t say

    a.e = m (f + t) and c.d = m (f - t)

    Adding, the result follows

    Sumith Peiris
    Moratuwa
    Sri Lanka

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