Don't Trust Your Eyes

Geometry Level 3

A C E G ACEG is a rectangle. If segment B E \color{#3D99F6}{BE} is 30, segment C G \color{#D61F06}{CG} is 40, segment D F \color{#20A900}{DF} is 15 and F D E = 9 0 \angle FDE = 90^\circ . Find C E CE .

Give your answer to the nearest integer.


The answer is 16.

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1 solution

Jason Chrysoprase
May 14, 2016

Assume that : C E = x CE = x , D E = y DE = y

That's mean C D = x y CD = x-y

Using Pythagoras :

B C = 900 x 2 BC = \sqrt{900 - x^2}

E G = 1600 x 2 EG = \sqrt{1600 - x^2}

Using Similiar Triangles :

F D B C = D E C E 15 900 x 2 = y x y = 15 x 900 x 2 \LARGE \frac{FD}{BC} = \frac{DE}{CE} \\ \LARGE \frac{15}{\sqrt{900-x^2}} = \frac{y}{x} \\ \LARGE y =\frac{15x}{\sqrt{900-x^2}}

F D E G = C D C E 15 1600 x 2 = x y x 15 1600 x 2 = x 15 x 900 x 2 x \LARGE \frac{FD}{EG} = \frac{CD}{CE} \\ \LARGE \frac{15}{\sqrt{1600-x^2}} = \frac{x-y}{x} \\ \LARGE \frac{15}{\sqrt{1600-x^2}} = \frac{x-\frac{15x}{\sqrt{900-x^2}}}{x}

15 x = 1600 x 2 × ( x 15 x 900 x 2 ) \LARGE 15x = \sqrt{1600-x^2} \times ( x - \frac{15x}{\sqrt{900-x^2}})

0 = 1600 x 2 × ( x 15 x 900 x 2 ) 15 x \LARGE 0 = \sqrt{1600-x^2} \times ( x - \frac{15x}{\sqrt{900-x^2}}) - 15x

x = 15.9876... \LARGE x = 15.9876...

x 16 \LARGE x \approx \color{#D61F06}{\boxed{16}}

\color{#D61F06}{\spadesuit} \color{#20A900}{\clubsuit} Thank you for @Abhay Kumar @Mark C @Ashish Siva and others for solving this problem \color{#D61F06}{\clubsuit} \color{#20A900}{\spadesuit}

Wait!!!How did you solve the this equation? 15 x = 1600 x 2 [ x 15 x 900 x 2 ] 15x=\sqrt{1600-x^2}\left[x-\frac{15x}{\sqrt{900-x^2}}\right]

Rohit Udaiwal - 5 years, 1 month ago

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I don't see a way to find x x unless using a W/A

BTW, the Olympiad name is just for fun XD

Jason Chrysoprase - 5 years, 1 month ago

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Haha nice (+1)

Ashish Menon - 5 years, 1 month ago

Wolfram Alpha to the rescue. XD ;)

Ashish Menon - 5 years, 1 month ago

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You can't use W|A in an olympiad.

Rohit Udaiwal - 5 years, 1 month ago

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@Rohit Udaiwal Its not an olympiad question its just named for fun right @Jason Chrysoprase or not :blushed:

Ashish Menon - 5 years, 1 month ago

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@Ashish Menon This means we can't solve this without the aid of W|A?Let's wait for the another soution then :(

Rohit Udaiwal - 5 years, 1 month ago

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@Rohit Udaiwal Yep we spent days for this solution XD. Similarity didnt work, Sine rule didnt work atlast Pythagoras did, but we were getting hilarious equations so we needed the aid of W/A

Ashish Menon - 5 years, 1 month ago

Whoohoo three cheers for this note.

Ashish Menon - 5 years, 1 month ago

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XD i'm thrilled

Jason Chrysoprase - 5 years, 1 month ago

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Its bad that only 4 people actively participated.

Ashish Menon - 5 years, 1 month ago

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@Ashish Menon Ashish ,can you teach me How to Add hyperlink in normal text ??

Sabhrant Sachan - 5 years, 1 month ago

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@Sabhrant Sachan Sure use this format:- [text you want to link] (url to which you want to link).

Ashish Menon - 5 years, 1 month ago

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@Ashish Menon I got it , Thanks for the Help

Sabhrant Sachan - 5 years, 1 month ago

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@Sabhrant Sachan Nice.... You're welcome.

Ashish Menon - 5 years, 1 month ago

Welcome. :)

A Former Brilliant Member - 5 years, 1 month ago

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W/A cheeky user

Ashish Menon - 5 years, 1 month ago

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