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Geometry Level 3

Shown above is a parallelogram. Given that A B = 5 AB=5 and A D = 8 AD=8 , find ( B D ) 2 + ( A C ) 2 (BD)^2+(AC)^2 .


The answer is 178.

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2 solutions

Aman Thegreat
Mar 23, 2018

Join B D BD and C A CA

Applying cosine rule on triangle B A D BAD

B D 2 BD^2 = = A B 2 AB^2 + + A D 2 AD^2 + + 2. A B . A D . c o s A 2.AB.AD.cosA [ Equation 1 ]

Similarly, for triangle A D C ADC

A C 2 AC^2 = = A D 2 AD^2 + C D 2 CD^2 + 2. A D . C D . c o s D 2.AD.CD. cosD

Now note A B = C D = 5 AB=CD=5 A D = B C = 8 AD=BC=8 And angle D D = 180 A 180-A

So A C 2 AC^2 = = A D 2 AD^2 + C D 2 CD^2 + 2. A D . 2. A D . C D . c o s D 2.AD.2.AD.CD. cosD becomes

A C 2 AC^2 = = A D 2 AD^2 + A B 2 AB^2 + 2. A D . A B . c o s ( 180 A ) 2.AD.AB. cos(180-A) [ Equation 2]

Note c o s ( 180 A ) = c o s A cos ( 180-A) = - cosA

Adding equation 1 1 and 2 2

B D 2 + A C 2 = 2 ( A B 2 + A D 2 ) + 2 A D . A B . c o s A 2. A D . A B . c o s A BD^2 + AC^2 = 2 ( AB^2 + AD^2) +2AD.AB.cosA -2.AD.AB.cosA

B D 2 + A C 2 = 2 ( 5 2 + 8 2 ) BD^2+AC^2=2 (5^2 +8^2)

= 178 = 178

NOTE: All the angles are in degrees

The sum of the squares of the diagonals of a parallelogram equals the sum of the squares of its sides. In mathematical notation, ( A B ) 2 + ( B C ) 2 + ( C D ) 2 + ( A D ) 2 = ( B D ) 2 + ( A C ) 2 (AB)^{2} + (BC)^{2} + (CD)^{2} + (AD)^{2} = (BD)^{2} + (AC)^{2} Therefore, ( B D ) 2 + ( A C ) 2 = 25 + 64 + 25 + 64 = 178 (BD)^{2} + (AC)^{2} = 25 + 64 + 25 + 64 = \boxed{178}

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