In a quadrilateral A B C D , ∠ A B D = ∠ B C D and ∠ A D B = ∠ A B D + ∠ B D C . If A B = 8 and A D = 5 . What is the length of B C ?
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How can we students know what to do next? I basically mean how did you think about splitting ∠ A D B by D E ?
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Basically one will learn through experience. Problems are set by human. Through experience you will learn to know why the creator of the problem set the problem that way.
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Let ∠ A B D = α and ∠ B D C = β , we are given that ∠ B C D = α and ∠ A D B = α + β .
By the alternate segment theorem , A B is tangent to the circumcircle of △ B D C at point B .
Construction:
Draw the circumcircle of
△
B
D
C
and extend
A
D
to
E
such the point lies on the circle.
Simple angle chasing leads to ∠ B D E = ∠ D B C = 1 8 0 − α − β Since quadrilateral B D E C is cyclic , ∠ D E B = ∠ B C D = α From the above results, it is easy to see that △ B D E ≅ △ D B C ⟹ D E = B C Applying the tanget-secant theorem , A D ⋅ A E = A B 2 ⟹ A D ⋅ ( A D + D E ) = A B 2 ⟹ D E = B C = A D A B 2 − A D 2 Substituting the given values for A D and A B , B C = 5 8 2 − 5 2 = 5 3 9
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Let ∠ A B D = ∠ B C D = α and ∠ B D C = β . Then ∠ A D B = ∠ A B D + ∠ B D C = α + β . Split ∠ A D B by D E such that ∠ A D E = α and ∠ B D E = β . Then ∠ D E A = ∠ D B E + ∠ B D E = α + β .
We note that △ A D E and △ A B D are similar. Then A D A E = A B A D = 8 5 ⟹ A E = 8 5 ⋅ A D = 8 2 5 . Also △ B C D and △ B D E are similar and
B D B C = D E B E ⟹ B C = B E ⋅ D E B D = B E ⋅ A D A B = ( 8 − 8 2 5 ) 5 8 = 5 3 9