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#1 2015-08-06 09:32:12

denis_gylaev
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Registered: 2015-03-19
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Geometry

I am stuck on these two problems, a solution would be greatly appreciated



Triangle ABC is a right triangle with right angle at A. Suppose

is an altitude of the triangle, 
is an angle bisector of the triangle, and
is a median of the triangle, and
. If X is on
, then what is the measure of



Points D, E, and F are the midpoints of sides

respectively, and
is an altitude of the triangle. If
, then what is
in degrees?

Many Thanks

Last edited by denis_gylaev (2015-08-06 09:35:27)

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#2 2015-08-06 14:06:51

bobbym
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Re: Geometry

Hi;

For the first one I am getting 32 degrees, what are you getting?


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#3 2015-08-06 20:02:31

Bob
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Re: Geometry

hi denis_gylaev

Q1. A circle, centred on Z will go through A, B and C (because it's the midpoint of BC and because there's a 90 angle at A)

So AZ = CZ

You can get ACB by angle sum of triangle and straight line and hence ZAC.

Q2. Someone else asked this recently.  The nine point circle of ABC goes through D, E, F and Z so EZD = EFD.

DEF is similar to ABC.

It's a while since I proved the properties of the nine point circle, so if you want that too, I'll have to do some research first.

Bob


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