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− | Using laws of cosines on <math>\bigtriangleup ABC</math> yields <math>49=25+81-2 \cdot 5 \cdot 9 \cdot \cos A | + | Using laws of cosines on <math>\bigtriangleup ABC</math> yields <math>49=25+81-2 \cdot 5 \cdot 9 \cdot \cos A</math> |
== See also == | == See also == |
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Contents
Problem
In ,
,
,
, and
is on
with
. Find the ratio of
.
Solution
Drop the altitude
from
through
, and let
be
. Then by Pythagoras
and after subtracting the first equation from the second,
. Therefore the desired ratio is
Solution 2 (Trig)
Using laws of cosines on yields
See also
1989 AHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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