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math9maniac

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Mensuration 1

Hi;
Can anyone help? I have a little trouble solving these. Thanks in advance.

1) Two circles with centres A and B, intersect at X and Y. Show that the common chord XY is the perpendicular bisector of the line AB joining the centres.
2) A room 6 m long, 4 m wide is surrounded by a verandah. Find the width of the verandah if it occupies 24 square metre.

A step by step solution would be very helpful. Thanks.

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Re: Mensuration 1

Hi;

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math9maniac

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Re: Mensuration 1

No I didn't since my understanding of the question is quite unclear.
I did sketch something for 1) though and then I don't know what formula to use to arrive at the answer.

Could you please give a step by step solution of each one you solve? Thanks.

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Re: Mensuration 1

For 2)

If the piece we have to add all around the house is called x we get:

starting at the top left and going all around clockwise...

Can you solve for an answer?

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Re: Mensuration 1

No I didn't since my understanding of the question is quite unclear.
I did sketch something for 1) though and then I don't know what formula to use to arrive at the answer.

Could you please give a step by step solution of each one you solve? Thanks.

Draw the radii, draw the chord, draw the connector.

Spot the congruent triangles

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math9maniac

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Re: Mensuration 1

Dear bobbym, your explanation gives 1 m as the solution like you said before. Thanks.

@Agnishom, pls how exactly is 1) solved?

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Re: Mensuration 1

Always draw a diagram first.

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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

math9maniac

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Re: Mensuration 1

Have drawn the diagram but don't know how to go about the solution.

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Re: Mensuration 1

Can you do it on your own now?

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Bob

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Re: Mensuration 1

hi math9maniac

1) Two circles with centres A and B, intersect at X and Y. Show that the common chord XY is the perpendicular bisector of the line AB joining the centres.

Did you mean AB is the perpendicular bisector of XY ?

In any circle, centre A,  draw two radii, AX and AY.  As AX = AY, the triangle AXY is isosceles.  Let M be the midpoint of XY.  What can you say about triangles AMX and AMY ? And hence about the angles AMX and AMY ? ........................

Bob

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math9maniac

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Re: Mensuration 1

That gives 2 right-angled triangles and 2 right angles respectively. Thanks. This makes a lot of sense now. I'll work this and see how it turns out. Merci beaucoup.

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Re: Mensuration 1

je vous en prie

Bob

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math9maniac

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Re: Mensuration 1

You speak French. That's nice. How much French do you know?

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Bob

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Re: Mensuration 1

Un peu.  Mais je suis un Francophile. 

Bob

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math9maniac

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Re: Mensuration 1

D'accord. Vous venez de quel pays? Où est-ce que vous avez appris le français?

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