In the figure above, A B C D is a square and A E F J is a rectangle. If J B = I D and A B = 1 1 1 . Find the area of the rectangle A E F J .
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How do you simplify line 5 to get AE=...
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The problem gives away the answer without requiring proof by simply using JB=0
That's a clever trick! If J coincides with B , then all the conditions are satisfied, and rectangle A E F J is congruent to the square A B C D . However, note that the area of the rectangle is equal to the area of the square, even if J B = 0 . Alan has proved it in his solution.
Given: J B = I D , A B = 1 1 1 , Let [ A E F J ] denote the area of rectangle A E F J .
Solution: In △ J B H & △ D I E ,
∠ J B H = ∠ D I E [Corresponding angles]
∠ B J H = ∠ I D E [corresponding angles]
JB = ID [Given]
⇒ △ J B H ≅ △ D I E [SAS congruence]
⇒ [ J B H ] = [ D I E ] .......(1)
Similarly, in △ B C I & △ H F E
∠ C B I = ∠ F H I [Corresponding angles]
F E = I G + I D = I G + J B = I G + C G = C I i . e . , F E = C I
∠ B C I = ∠ F H I [Angles of square & rectangle]
⇒ △ B C I ≅ △ H F E
⇒ [ B C I ] = [ H F E ] .......(2)
[ A E F J ] = [ A J H I D ] + [ I D E ] + [ H F E ]
= [ A J H I D ] + [ J B H ] + [ B C I ] ...........From (1) & (2)
= [ A B C D ] = A B 2 = 1 1 1 2 = 12321
This is the construction for drawing a rectangle given one side and having the area of a given square.
I think the diagram should be redrawn as it doesn't match the sizes and proportions.
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Let A B = x and J B = I D = a . Then D E = A E − x and A J = E F = x − a . △ E D I and △ E A B are similar, so I D D E = A B A E ⟹ a A E − x = x A E ⟹ A E = x − a x 2 . Finally, [ A E F J ] = A E ⋅ A J = x − a x 2 ⋅ ( x − a ) = x 2 . So, the answer is 1 1 1 2 = 1 2 3 2 1 .