D and E are points on side AB and AC of a triangle ABC such that D E ∥ B C and divides triangle ABC into two parts, equal in area.
Find A B B D .
Submit your answer upto 3 places of decimal.
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D E ∣ ∣ B C Δ A D E ∼ Δ A B C (AA Similarity) ar(ADE) ar(ABC) = ( A D A B ) 2 2 ar(ADE) ar(ABC) = ( A D A B ) 2 (Since, ar(ADE) = ar(DECB) = 2ar(ABC)) 2 1 = ( A D A B ) 2 2 1 = A D A B 2 = A B A D − 2 = − A B A D 1 − 2 = 1 − A B A D 1 − 2 2 = A B A B − A D A B D B = 2 2 − 2 = 0 . 2 9 3
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Triangles A E D and A C B are similar, so 1 C B = A D E D = x h .
Area of triangle A E D = 2 1 x h . Area of triangle A B C = 2 1 x h .
Area of triangle A C B should be twice as big as area of triangle A E D .
2 1 x h × 2 = 2 1 x h .
This gives us x = 2 1
1 B D = 1 − x = 1 − 2 1 ≈ 0 . 2 9 3