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Geometry Level 3

A N B M ANBM is a cyclic quadrilateral such that A N = a AN = a , B N = b BN = b , and M N A = M N B = 6 0 \angle MNA= \angle MNB = 60^\circ .

What is the length of diagonal M N MN ?

Bonus : Use geometry

a b ( a + b ) 4 \frac{ab( a + b )}{4 } a 2 + b 2 \sqrt{a^2 + b^2} 2 ( a + b ) 3 \frac{2(a + b)}{\sqrt 3} a + b a + b

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3 solutions

Nibedan Mukherjee
Feb 25, 2019

Nice to use ptolemy!

Mr. India - 2 years, 3 months ago

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thanks! .n..tbh... admirable profile name ..

nibedan mukherjee - 2 years, 3 months ago

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Oh, thnx ;-) .

Mr. India - 2 years, 3 months ago
Chew-Seong Cheong
Feb 25, 2019

Since A N B M ANBM is a cyclic quadrilateral , the opposite angles A N B + A M B = 18 0 \angle ANB + \angle AMB = 180^\circ A M B = 6 0 \implies \angle AMB = 60^\circ . Also M B A = M N A = 6 0 \angle MBA = MNA = 60^\circ and M A B = M N B = 6 0 \angle MAB = \angle MNB = 60^\circ . Therefore A B M \triangle ABM is equilateral and A B = B M = M A = c AB=BM=MA = c .

Let the length of diagonal M N MN be x x . Then applying Ptolemy's theorem : the product of the lengths of the two diagonals of a cyclic quadrilateral is equal to the sum of the products of opposite sides, we have x c = a c + b c xc = ac + bc M N = x = a + b \implies MN = x = \boxed{a+b} .

what a coincidence sir!.... in time and approach... :P

nibedan mukherjee - 2 years, 3 months ago

Nice approach sir

Mr. India - 2 years, 3 months ago

Glad that you like the solution. Upvote?

Chew-Seong Cheong - 2 years, 3 months ago

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sure! sir upvoted... what abt mine? :P

nibedan mukherjee - 2 years, 3 months ago

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You should have used LaTex,

Chew-Seong Cheong - 2 years, 3 months ago

Done sir :D

Sir, can you guide me to some maths books with challenging problems and good explanations??

Mr. India - 2 years, 3 months ago

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I am sorry, I hardly read any book nowadays. I don't know any good books for math.

Chew-Seong Cheong - 2 years, 3 months ago

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@Chew-Seong Cheong Ok sir, no problem, can you tell how you created the figure in solution?

Mr. India - 2 years, 3 months ago

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@Mr. India I used Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to graph out the figure. Removed all the axes and grids then copied it to Paint to complete the figure.

Chew-Seong Cheong - 2 years, 3 months ago

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@Chew-Seong Cheong Oh hard work! B-) thnx btw

Mr. India - 2 years, 3 months ago

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@Mr. India Not really if you know how.

Chew-Seong Cheong - 2 years, 3 months ago
Mr. India
Feb 25, 2019

Please ask if you don't understand something

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