Sunday, March 20, 2016

Geometry Problem 1201: Triangle, Interior Perpendicular Bisector, Midpoint, 90 Degrees, Area

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

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Geometry Problem 1201: Triangle, Interior Perpendicular Bisector, Midpoint, 90 Degrees, Area, Online College School

7 comments:

  1. angle(BCA)=θ
    triangle ABC ・・・cosθ=(a^2+b^2-c^2)/(2*a*b) ①
    triangle DMC ・・・cosθ=(b/2)/DC=b/(2*DC)   ②
     ①=②
    DC=a*b^2/(a^2+b^2-c^2) ③

    area triangle DMC=S*(1/2)*(DC/a)=(b/2)*DM*(1/2)
    ∴DM=2*S*DC/(a*b)
    =2*S*③/(a*b)=a*b^2/(a^2+b^2-c^2)

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  2. S = bh/2...(1) where h is the length of the altitude from B

    From similar triangles

    d/h = b/2/sqrt(a^2-h^2)...(2) where d = MD

    Eliminating h between (1) and (2),

    d = S/sqrt(a^2-4S^2/b^2) = 2bs / sqrt{4a^2b^2 - 16s(s-a)(s-b)s-c)} where s =(a+b+c)/2 which when simplifying the algebra using the difference of 2 squares yields

    d = MD = 2bS/(a^2+b^2-c^2)

    Sumith Peiris
    Moratuwa
    Sri Lanka

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  3. Draw altitude BH
    Per law of cosine in triangle ABC we have Cos(C)= (a^2+b^2-c^2)/(2.a.b)
    So CH= a. cos(C )= (a^2+b^2-c^2)/(2.b)
    Triangles CBH similar to CDM so DM/BH= DM/DH= b^2/(a^2+b^2-c^2)
    Replace BH= 2.S/b in above expression we get DM= 2.b.S/(a^2+b^2-c^2)

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  4. A simpler proof

    Let H be the foot of the perpendicular from B to AC and let CH = e

    Then applying Pythagoras to triangles ABH and CBH

    c^2 - (b-e)^2 = a^2 - e^2 from which

    e = ( a^2+b^2-c^2)/2b

    From similar triangles

    e/(b/2) = h/d where d = MD and h = BH

    So (a^2+b^2-c^2)/b^2 = S/(b/2)/d

    Hence MD = d = 2bS / (a^2+b^2-c^2)

    Sumith Peiris
    Moratuwa
    Sri Lanka

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  5. S=1/2absinC=1/2abMD/DC=MD.a.MC/DC=MD.a.cosC=MD.a.(a^2+b^2-c^2)/2ab.

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  6. MD = MC tan C = (b/2) tan C = (b sin C)/(2 cos C) = (1/2) ab sin C)/(a cos C)
    = S/a cos C) = 2bS/2ab cos C = 2bS/(a^2+b^2-c^2)

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  7. RHS=2abS/a(a^2+b^2-c^2)=S/a.cosC=ab.sinC/2a.cosC= tanC/(b/2)=tanC/MC=MD

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