Equilateral Triangle Challenge

Geometry Level 4

Given that A B C \triangle ABC is an equilateral triangle, with a point P P inside of it such that

P A 2 = P B 2 + P C 2 , PA^2 =PB^2 + PC^2,

find the measure of B P C \angle BPC in degrees.


The answer is 150.

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3 solutions

Eli Ross Staff
Dec 8, 2015

Rotate the triangle 6 0 60^\circ counterclockwise about point B , B, so that A A , A\rightarrow A', C C = A , C\rightarrow C' = A, and P P . P \rightarrow P'. B P = B P = P P BP = BP' = PP' because it forms an isosceles triangle (since B P = B P BP' = BP by symmetry) with a 60 degrees vertex angle (since the rotation was 6 0 60^\circ ), so it's equilateral.

Therefore, A P = C P AP' = CP , P P = B P , P'P = BP, and A P = A P AP =AP , so they form a triangle with the three side lengths C P , B P , A P CP,BP,AP which is given as a right triangle, so A P P = 9 0 AP'P = 90^\circ .

Thus, B P C = B P A = B P P + P P A = 6 0 + 9 0 = 15 0 . \angle BPC = \angle BP'A = \angle BP'P + \angle PP'A = 60^\circ + 90^\circ = 150^\circ.

it is 120 degrees

Olga Neiman - 1 year, 2 months ago

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The answer is wrong. It is 120 degrees

Olga Neiman - 1 year, 2 months ago
Archit Agrawal
Nov 28, 2015

How is PCD equilateral?

Rishik Jain - 5 years, 6 months ago

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I constructed PCD such that it is equilateral.

Archit Agrawal - 5 years, 5 months ago

i did it the other way out i will post my solution shortly but it is little bit long.

aryan goyat - 5 years, 6 months ago

hey @Archit Agrawal can i get your email? .

Prakhar Bindal - 4 years, 5 months ago

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architagrawal2000@gmail.com

Archit Agrawal - 4 years, 5 months ago

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check your mail @Archit Agrawal

Prakhar Bindal - 4 years, 5 months ago
Aryan Goyat
Nov 29, 2015

Why is E lying on the perpendicular? It is not given that.

Aditya Chauhan - 4 years, 8 months ago

How to get the value of AE??

Allena Tomlinson - 2 years, 2 months ago

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