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#1 2009-08-17 09:14:35

Kurre
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Geometry problem, nice solution

http://g.imagehost.org/0615/3462.jpg
Find

This is an easy problem if you use the standard approach with trigonometry (the problem is for ~17 years old students). But I found a much nicer geometrical method, without using any trigonometry.
So my challenge for you is to find it. cool
(or solve it any other way without trigonometry is fine too smile )

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#2 2009-08-18 23:38:39

1a2b3c2212
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Re: Geometry problem, nice solution

HOW TO READ THAT LANGUAGE??? can translate into english pls? thx

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#3 2009-08-19 06:06:51

Kurre
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Re: Geometry problem, nice solution

1a2b3c2212 wrote:

HOW TO READ THAT LANGUAGE??? can translate into english pls? thx

I did translate the important parts of the text:

Kurre wrote:

Find

Altough I should maybe have written that the figure consists of three squares, but that is kind of obvious.

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#4 2009-08-19 06:58:22

JaneFairfax
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Re: Geometry problem, nice solution

3462.jpg

Vi har

och
. Om
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.

Det är ett skönt problem. Tack så mycket, Kurre. smile

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#5 2009-08-19 08:00:33

Kurre
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Re: Geometry problem, nice solution

JaneFairfax wrote:

Vi har

och
. Om
.
.

Det är ett skönt problem. Tack så mycket, Kurre. smile

Yes that is the trigonometric approach cool
Good job!

Have you been studying swedish? I think I remember that you wrote that you are interested in languages. smile Nicely done!

Anyway here is my method:

Reflect AB in the horizontal line and draw line BC as in 2. Now reflect the triangle ABC in AC to make a quadrilateral as in 3. Now, all angles in the quadrilateral ABCD are equal, and all sides are equal, thus it is a square, and since AC is a diagonal,

must be half of a right angle, ie

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