In rhombus , , is the mid-point of and point on is such that . The extensions of and intersect at and . Find .
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Let the side length of rhombus A B C D be 1; then D M = 2 1 and N A = 3 1 . Let ∠ A B N = α and ∠ D C M = β . Draw a line through P parallel to A B and C D . We note that x = α + β . Let N Q be perpendicular to A B and M R be perpendicular to C D , then we have:
⎩ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎨ ⎪ ⎪ ⎪ ⎧ tan α = B Q N Q = 1 − N A cos 6 0 ∘ N A sin 6 0 ∘ = 1 − 3 1 × 2 1 3 1 × 2 3 = 5 3 tan β = C R M R = 1 + D M cos 6 0 ∘ D M sin 6 0 ∘ = 1 + 2 1 × 2 1 2 1 × 2 3 = 5 3 ⟹ α = β
Therefore, tan x = tan ( α + β ) = tan ( 2 α ) = 1 − tan 2 α 2 tan α = 1 − 2 5 3 2 × 5 3 = 1 1 5 3 ≈ 0 . 7 8 7 .