Simple Similarity

Geometry Level 3

A B C D ABCD is a parallelogram. The point E E is in the segment B C BC , and F F is a point in the line D C DC such that A F AF pass through the point E E and intersect the segment B D BD in the point G G . If A G = 6 AG=6 and G E = 4 GE=4 . How long is E F EF ?


The answer is 5.

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Moderator note:

Great observation with the similar triangles to simplify the work :)

After do with A B AB as a long side, and yes, the solution is more simple with this construction that is that you write

Alejandro Castillo - 5 years, 3 months ago

Draw the projection of E E' of E E in the segment A D AD and the segment E E EE' and intersect to B D BD in W W . Then A B G G E W G D F \triangle ABG \sim \triangle GEW \sim \triangle GDF and A B E E C F \triangle ABE \sim \triangle ECF then A G G E = 6 4 = A B E W \frac{AG}{GE}=\frac{6}{4}=\frac{AB}{EW} therefore E W = 2 A B 3 EW=\frac{2AB}{3} . If C F = k CF=k then D F = A B + k DF=AB+k and D F E W = 3 ( A B + k ) 2 A B \frac{DF}{EW}=\frac{3(AB+k)}{2AB} . But as G E W G D F \triangle GEW \sim \triangle GDF then D F E W = 4 + E F 4 \frac{DF}{EW}=\frac{4+EF}{4} , therefore 3 ( A B + k ) 2 A B = 4 + E F 4 \frac{3(AB+k)}{2AB}=\frac{4+EF}{4} then 6 ( A B + k ) = A B ( 4 + E F ) 6 A B + 6 k = 4 A B + E F A B 2 A B = E F A B 6 k 6(AB+k)=AB(4+EF)\Longrightarrow 6AB+6k=4AB+EF\cdot AB \Longrightarrow 2AB=EF\cdot AB -6k . Given that E F 10 = k A B E F A B = 10 k \frac{EF}{10}=\frac{k}{AB}\Longrightarrow EF \cdot AB=10k and substituting it in 2 A B = E F A B 6 k 2AB=EF\cdot AB -6k therefore 2 A B = 10 k 6 k = 4 k A B = 2 K 2AB=10k-6k=4k \therefore AB=2K . Then A B k = 10 E F = 2 E F = 5 \frac{AB}{k}=\frac{10}{EF}=2 \Longrightarrow EF=5

Well, maybe not that many auxiliary constructions are required.

Venkata Karthik Bandaru - 5 years, 3 months ago

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