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Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Geometry Problem 1422: Triangle, Transversal, Cevian, Area, Quadrilateral, Measurement
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Draw altitudes: h1 from G to BD, h2 from AD, h3 from G to BE, h4 from F to EC
ReplyDeleteFrom Given S : e/c = h2/(3h1), and d/a = (8.h4)/(x.h3)
substitute h4/h3 with h2/h1 and e/c with d/a (from the given data)
=> S = 10
Let h1 = altitude from G in Tr. BDG
ReplyDeleteh2 = altitude from F in Tr. ABF
Similarly for h3 & h4 for Tr.s BEG & BCF
Let x be the required area
h1e = 14 & h2c = 42,
h3d = 16 & h4a = 2x + 16
h1/h2 = BG/BF = h3/h4
So (14/e)/(42/c) = (16/d)/((2x + 16)/a)) which gives
c/3e = 8a/(d(x+8))
Hence x + 8 = 24.ae/cd = 18
Therefore x = 10
Sumith Peiris
Moratuwa
Sri Lanka