Friday, March 10, 2023

Geometry Problem 1524: Unlock the Mystery of Parallelograms: Discover the Length of Segment between the Intersecting Angle Bisectors. Difficulty Level: High School.

Geometry Problem 1524. Post your solution in the comment box below.
Level: Mathematics Education, K-12 School, Honors Geometry, College.

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Geometry Problem 1524: Unlock the Mystery of Parallelograms: Discover the Length of Segment between the Intersecting Angle Bisectors.

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9 comments:

  1. Let AE,DF extended meet at X and let BE,CF extended meet at Y.
    Let BE = DF = p and AE = FC = q. Let FY = u and EY = v

    < ABC & < BAD are supplementary and so < ABE & < BAE are complementary
    Hence EX FY is a Rectangle

    From similar triangles ABE & BYC,
    (p+v)/p = (q+u)/q = 10/6
    So u = 2q/3 and v = 2p/3

    Applying Pythagoras to Triangles ABE & EYF,
    EF^2 = u^2 + v^2 = (2/3)^2. (p^2 + q^2) = (2/3)^2. (6^2) = (4/9)*36 = 16
    Therefore EF = 4

    Sumith Peiris
    Moratuwa
    Sri Lanka

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  2. Extend DF to P => BP=10 - 6 = EF

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  3. Dear Peter - could you explain how you concluded that points M,E,F,N are collinear which is essential for your proof to be valid?

    Regards

    Sumith

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  4. Since M and N are midpoints of AB and CD => MN//BC
    ME//BC and NF //BC => M,E, F ,N are collinear

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  5. . o 1 continue line segment df to point z on bc

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