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Geometry Level 3

The A B C D ABCD is a quadrilateral, such that D A B = B C D = 90 ° \angle DAB=\angle BCD=90° , A B C = 120 ° \angle ABC=120° . We know that A B = 46 AB=46 and B C = 13 BC=13 .

How long is the diagonal B D BD ?


The answer is 62.

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3 solutions

Sundar R
Aug 21, 2017

Chew-Seong Cheong
Aug 21, 2017

Let C E CE be parallel to A B AB , then C E CE is perpendicular to A D AD . Drop a perpendicular C F CF from C C to the extension of A B AB .

Then, we note that C E = A B + B C cos C B F = 46 + 13 cos 6 0 = 52.5 CE = AB + BC \cos \angle CBF = 46 + 13 \cos 60^\circ = 52.5 . Since the sum of internal angles of a quadrilateral is 18 0 180^\circ , we note that A D C = 6 0 \angle ADC = 60^\circ . Then tan A D C = C E D E \tan \angle ADC = \dfrac {CE}{DE} D E = C E tan 6 0 = 52.5 3 = 35 3 2 \implies DE = \dfrac {CE}{\tan 60^\circ} = \dfrac {52.5}{\sqrt 3} = \dfrac {35 \sqrt 3}2 .

By Pythagorean theorem , we have

B D 2 = A B 2 + D A 2 = A B 2 + ( D E + E A ) 2 = A B 2 + ( D E + C F ) 2 = A B 2 + ( D E + B C sin 6 0 ) 2 = 4 6 2 + ( 35 3 2 + 13 3 2 ) 2 = 2116 + 1728 = 3844 B D = 3844 = 62 \begin{aligned} BD^2 & = AB^2 + DA^2 \\ & = AB^2 + (DE+{\color{#3D99F6}EA})^2 \\ & = AB^2 + (DE+{\color{#3D99F6}CF})^2 \\ & = AB^2 + (DE+{\color{#3D99F6}BC\sin 60^\circ})^2 \\ & = 46^2 + \left(\dfrac {35 \sqrt 3}2 +{\color{#3D99F6}\dfrac {13 \sqrt 3}2} \right)^2 \\ & = 2116 + 1728 = 3844 \\ \implies BD & = \sqrt{3844} = \boxed{62} \end{aligned}

Marta Reece
Aug 21, 2017

Law of cosines in A B C \triangle ABC provides A C = 4 6 2 + 1 3 2 2 × 46 × 13 × cos 12 0 = 31 3 AC=\sqrt{46^2+13^2-2\times46\times13\times\cos120^\circ}=31\sqrt3

The quadrilateral is cyclic with B C BC a diameter of the circumcircle of A B C ABC

The formula for radius of circumcircle is r = a b c 4 A r=\dfrac{abc}{4A} , where a , b , c a, b, c are sides of the triangle and A A is its area.

A = 1 2 A B × B C × sin 12 0 A=\frac12 AB\times BC\times \sin 120^\circ

r = 46 × 13 × 31 3 4 × 1 2 × 46 × 13 × 3 2 = 31 r=\dfrac{46\times13\times31\sqrt3}{4\times\frac12\times46\times13\times\frac{\sqrt3}2}=31

D B = 2 r = 62 DB=2r=\boxed{62}

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