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+ | Note: We know that since AU is the median AU divided by AM is 1/2. Since triangle AUV is similar to triangle AMC, and by a factor of 1/2, then every sidelength of AMC must also be scaled by a factor of 1/2 to get AUV. The base and height are all scaled by 1/2, so then the ratio is 1/2 x 1/2. (can someone convert this into latex) | ||
==Solution 2 (Trapezoid)== | ==Solution 2 (Trapezoid)== |
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Contents
- 1 Problem 12
- 2 Solution 1
- 3 Solution 2 (Trapezoid)
- 4 Solution 3 (Medians)
- 5 Solution 4 (Triangles)
- 6 Solution 5 (Only Pythagorean Theorem)
- 7 Solution 6 (Drawing)
- 8 Solution 7(fastest)
- 9 Solution 8
- 10 Solution 9
- 11 Solution 10 (High IQ)
- 12 Solution 11 (Kite)
- 13 Solution 12 (Educated guessing)
- 14 Video Solution 1
- 15 Video Solution 2
- 16 Video Solution 3
- 17 Video Solution 4 by OmegaLearn
- 18 See Also
Problem 12
Triangle is isosceles with
. Medians
and
are perpendicular to each other, and
. What is the area of
Solution 1
Since quadrilateral has perpendicular diagonals, its area can be found as half of the product of the length of the diagonals. Also note that
has
the area of triangle
by similarity, so
Thus,
Note: We know that since AU is the median AU divided by AM is 1/2. Since triangle AUV is similar to triangle AMC, and by a factor of 1/2, then every sidelength of AMC must also be scaled by a factor of 1/2 to get AUV. The base and height are all scaled by 1/2, so then the ratio is 1/2 x 1/2. (can someone convert this into latex)
Solution 2 (Trapezoid)
We know that , and since the ratios of its sides are
, the ratio of of their areas is
.
If is
the area of
, then trapezoid
is
the area of
.
Let's call the intersection of and
. Let
. Then
. Since
,
and
are heights of triangles
and
, respectively. Both of these triangles have base
.
Area of
Area of
Adding these two gives us the area of trapezoid , which is
.
This is of the triangle, so the area of the triangle is
~quacker88, diagram by programjames1
Solution 3 (Medians)
Draw median .
Since we know that all medians of a triangle intersect at the centroid, we know that passes through point
. We also know that medians of a triangle divide each other into segments of ratio
. Knowing this, we can see that
, and since the two segments sum to
,
and
are
and
, respectively.
Finally knowing that the medians divide the triangle into sections of equal area, finding the area of
is enough.
.
The area of . Multiplying this by
gives us
~quacker88
Solution 4 (Triangles)
We know that
,
, so
.
As , we can see that
and
with a side ratio of
.
So ,
.
With that, we can see that , and the area of trapezoid
is 72.
As said in solution 1, .
-QuadraticFunctions, solution 1 by ???
Solution 5 (Only Pythagorean Theorem)
Let be the height. Since medians divide each other into a
ratio, and the medians have length 12, we have
and
. From right triangle
,
so
. Since
is a median,
. From right triangle
,
which implies
. By symmetry
.
Applying the Pythagorean Theorem to right triangle gives
, so
. Then the area of
is
Solution 6 (Drawing)
By similarity, the area of is equal to
.
The area of is equal to 72.
Assuming the total area of the triangle is S, the equation will be : S = 72.
S =
Solution 7(fastest)
Given a triangle with perpendicular medians with lengths and
, the area will be
.
Solution 8
Connect the line segment and it's easy to see quadrilateral
has an area of the product of its diagonals divided by
which is
. Now, solving for triangle
could be an option, but the drawing shows the area of
will be less than the quadrilateral meaning the the area of
is less than
but greater than
, leaving only one possible answer choice,
.
-Rohan S.
Solution 9
Connect , and let
be the point where
intersects
.
because all medians of a triangle intersect at one point, which in this case is
.
because the point at which all medians intersect divides the medians into segments of ratio
, so
and similarly
. We apply the Pythagorean Theorem to triangle
and get
. The area of triangle
is
, and that must equal to
, so
.
, so
. The area of triangle
is equal to
.
-SmileKat32
Solution 10 (High IQ)
. Let intersection of line
and base
be
~herobrine-india
Solution 11 (Kite)
Since and
intersect at a right angle, this means
is a kite. Hence, the area of this kite is
.
Also, notice that by AAA Similarity. Since the ratios of its sides is
, the ratios of the area is
. Therefore,
Simplifying gives us , so
~MrThinker
Solution 12 (Educated guessing)
Horizontally translate line until point
is at point
, with
subsequently at
, and then connect up
and
to create
, which is a right triangle.
Notice that =
, and
=
(since the latter has the same base and height as the sub-triangle
inside
).
From this, we can deduce that cannot be true, since an incomplete part of
is equal to it. We can also deduce that
also cannot be true, since the unknown triangle
, and
. Therefore, the answer must be between
and
, leaving
as the only possible correct answer.
~DifrractSliver
Video Solution 1
Education, The Study of Everything
Video Solution 2
~IceMatrix
Video Solution 3
~savannahsolver
Video Solution 4 by OmegaLearn
https://youtu.be/4_x1sgcQCp4?t=2067
~ pi_is_3.14
See Also
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