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Revision as of 10:04, 20 May 2021
Problem
Triangle has a right angle at
,
, and
. The bisector of
meets
at
. What is
?
Solution 1
By the Pythagorean Theorem, . Then, from the Angle Bisector Theorem, we have:
Solution 2
Let . Notice
and
. By the double angle identity,
Solution 3
Let .
Make a line so that it is perpendicular to
. Since
is an angle bisector,
is congruent to
.
Using the Pythagorean Theorem:
We know that by the congruent triangles, so
. We know that
,
, and
. We now have right triangle
and its 3 sides. Using the Pythagoreon Thereom, we get:
So,
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Video Solution
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
~ pi_is_1 dumhed
See Also
2009 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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