Few Congruent Dimensions in a Trapezoid

Geometry Level 3

If the larger base of an isosceles trapezoid equals to its diagonal and the smaller base of the same trapezoid equals to its altitude. If the ratio of the smaller base to the larger base is A B \large\frac{A}{B} . What is A + B = ? A+B=? .

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1 solution

Hana Wehbi
Jul 16, 2017

From the above figure we notice that:

a + 2 y = x a+2y = x 1 \dots \boxed{1}

( a + y ) 2 + a 2 = x 2 (a+y)^2+ a^2 = x^2 2 \dots\boxed{ 2}

Plugging the value of x x in 2 \boxed{2} , we obtain:

( a + y ) 2 + a 2 = ( a + 2 y ) 2 a 2 + y 2 + 2 a y + a 2 = a 2 + 4 a y + 4 y 2 3 y 2 + 2 a y a 2 = 0 y = a 3 (a+y)^2+a^2=(a+2y)^2\implies a^2+y^2+2ay+a^2=a^2+4ay+4y^2\implies 3y^2+2ay-a^2=0\implies y=\frac{a}{3}

But, we know that x = 2 y + a x = 2 a 3 + a = 5 a 3 x y = 3 5 A = 3 , B = 5 , A + B = 8 x=2y+a\implies x= \frac{2a}{3}+a= \frac{5a}{3}\implies \frac{x}{y}= \frac{3}{5}\implies A=3, B=5, A+B= \boxed{8}

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