shown above, point lies on diagonal . Line extended meets at and at . Given that and find the length of correct to four decimal places.
In parallelogram
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Since △ B A G ∼ △ F D G , we have, 1 1 G F = 1 4 4 .
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