Find AC

Geometry Level 2

Find AC.


The answer is 6.

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4 solutions

Brian Moehring
Jul 19, 2018

Since B A E = B C D \angle BAE = \angle BCD and C D A B = 2 3 = C B A E \frac{CD}{AB} = \frac{2}{3} = \frac{CB}{AE} we see that B C D E A B \triangle BCD \sim \triangle EAB . In particular, we see D B C = B E A \angle DBC = \angle BEA .

Then m A B C = m A B E + m D B C = m A B E + m B E A = 18 0 m B A E = 6 0 m\angle ABC = m\angle ABE + m\angle DBC = m\angle ABE + m\angle BEA = 180^\circ - m\angle BAE = 60^\circ

Also, since A B C \triangle ABC is isosceles, we can see B A C = B C A \angle BAC = \angle BCA , and as we have just shown m A B C = 6 0 m\angle ABC = 60^\circ , we can conclude that A B C \triangle ABC is equiangular, hence equilateral. That is, A C = A B = 6 AC = AB = \boxed{6}

Michael Mendrin
Jul 19, 2018

Triangles Δ A B C \Delta ABC and Δ A C F \Delta ACF are equilateral triangles of sides 6 6 .
Triangles Δ A B E \Delta ABE and Δ D F E \Delta DFE are similiar.

Kieu Tram Le
Jul 30, 2018

First, we see that BAE and BCD each are 120 degrees and they are opposite to each other. So ABCD is a parallelogram => AB // CD => ABE = BDC => ABC = ABE + CBD = BDC + CBD = 180 degrees - BCD = 180 - 120
=> ABC = 60
We have the law of cosine: a^2 = b^2 + c^2 - 2.b.c.CosA Apply this law for ABC triangle, we have: AC^2 = AB^2 + BC^2 -2.AB.BC.CosABC = 6^2 + 6^2 - 2.6.6.Cos60 = 36 + 36 - 36 = 36 => AC = 6 Sorry if I’m not good at English

Nibedan Mukherjee
Jul 21, 2018

Since; Angle(BAC) = Angle(BCD) & BD||BE both are similar triangles. There BD:DE=2/3 or BD = 2/3(DE) & BE= DE + (2/3)DE= 5/3(DE). Let, Extend CD such that it meets AE at F. Since CD||AB (similar triangles); therefore DE||AB and [DEF]~[ABE] and m(DE)=2; so ABCF is a ||gm, so angle ABC = 60 Deg, therefore AC= 6

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