In parallelogram
shown above, point
lies on diagonal
. Line
extended meets
at
and
at
. Given that
and
find the length of
correct to four decimal places.
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G F = 1 4 4 ( 1 1 ) = 7 2 2
Since △ E B C ∼ △ E G A , we have, E G B E = 1 4 1 0 .
1 1 − B E B E = 1 4 1 0 ⟹ 1 4 B E = 1 0 ( 1 1 − B E ) ⟹ 2 4 B E = 1 1 0 ⟹ B E = 1 2 5 5
Finally,
E F = 1 1 − B E − G F = 1 1 − 1 2 5 5 − 7 2 2 = 8 4 2 7 5 = 3 . 2 7 3 8