△ A B C is an acute angled triangle with ∠ A = 3 0 ∘ and B C = 5 cm. H is the orthocentre, and M is the midpoint of B C . T is a point on the line H M such that H M = M T . Find the length of A T in centimetres.
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Care to correct your typo? You asked for AC instead of AT . -_-
What type of quadrilateral is T A H C ?The order in which you name the vertices makes it look more like a triangle with a stick protruding from it.
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Is there anything wrong with the diagram,or am I reading things the wrong way?
Really very sorry. In the first line, we join T , B instead of T , A and T B H C , not T A H C
U should have waited.... i was then locked inside a little room answering to natures call! -_-
This question uses a fact that orthocentre reflected about a midpoint always lies on a circumcircle, on a diameter of circumcircle with opposite vertex as the other end of the diameter.
Let R denote radius of circumcircle, O its circumcentre. In this case it means that A T = 2 R . By inscribed angle theorem ∠ B O C = 2 × ∠ B A C = 6 0 ⇒ △ B O C is equilateral ⇒ R = B C = 5 ⇒ A T = 1 0 .
it's not a proof, you solved only this case and fortunatly you get the correct result.
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We join B , T and T , C . Thus in quadrilateral T B H C we have the diagonals bisecting each other whcih implies T A H C is a parallelogram. Thus, A H = T C and T C ∥ A C which means ∠ T C A = 9 0 ∘ . Now, let O be the circumcentre of △ A B C and as △ A B C is acute, O lies inside the triangle. WE drop O X ⊥ A C .
Now, O X = 2 1 × A H = 2 1 × T C . And along with that T C ∥ O X and X is the midpoint of A C . This implies O is the midpoint of A T and thus A T is the diameter of the circumcircle of △ A B C . Finally we use the extended Law of Sines in △ A B C which yields
sin ∠ A B C = 2 R , where R is the circumradius of △ A B C
⟹ sin 3 0 ∘ 5 = A T
⟹ A T = 1 0