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There are lots of similar triangles in the diagram, but we will only use <math>\triangle WBZ \sim \triangle ABC.</math> If <math>h</math> is the altitude from <math>B</math> to <math>AC</math> and <math>s</math> is the sidelength of the square, then <math>h-s</math> is the altitude from <math>B</math> to <math>WZ.</math> By similar triangles, | There are lots of similar triangles in the diagram, but we will only use <math>\triangle WBZ \sim \triangle ABC.</math> If <math>h</math> is the altitude from <math>B</math> to <math>AC</math> and <math>s</math> is the sidelength of the square, then <math>h-s</math> is the altitude from <math>B</math> to <math>WZ.</math> By similar triangles, | ||
<cmath>\begin{align*} | <cmath>\begin{align*} | ||
− | \frac{h-s}{ | + | \frac{h-s}{h}&=\frac{s}{5}\ |
5(h-s)&=hs\ | 5(h-s)&=hs\ | ||
5h-5s&=hs\ | 5h-5s&=hs\ |
Latest revision as of 15:52, 29 July 2024
Problem
Right has
and
Square
is inscribed in
with
and
on
on
and
on
What is the side length of the square?
Solution 1
There are lots of similar triangles in the diagram, but we will only use If
is the altitude from
to
and
is the sidelength of the square, then
is the altitude from
to
By similar triangles,
Find the length of the altitude of Since it is a right triangle, the area of
is
The area can also be expressed as so
Substitute back into
Solution 2
Let be the side length of the inscribed square. Note that
.
Then we can setup the following ratios:
But then
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