Hexagon time

Geometry Level 3

A B C D E F ABCDEF is a convex haxagon. We know that F A = B C = D E F A B = B C D = D E F A B C = C D E = E F A FA=BC=DE \\ \ \\ \angle FAB=\angle BCD=\angle DEF \\ \ \\ \angle ABC=\angle CDE=\angle EFA

Is it definitely true, that A B = C D = E F AB=CD=EF ?

Yes, it is definitely true No, it is not definitely true

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1 solution

Áron Bán-Szabó
Aug 22, 2017

The A B , C D , E F AB, CD, EF lines define P Q R \triangle PQR . Note that the sum of the angles in a hexagon is 720 ° 720° , so 3 α + 3 β = 720 ° 3\alpha+3\beta=720° , hence α + β = 720 ° / 3 = 240 ° \alpha+\beta=720°/3=240° . Then α + β = ( 180 ° α ) + ( 180 ° β ) = 120 ° \alpha'+\beta'=(180°-\alpha)+(180°-\beta)=120° . From that each angle of P Q R \triangle PQR is 180 ° 120 ° = 60 ° 180°-120°=60° . Therefore P Q R \triangle PQR is equilateral.

Since F A = B C = D E FA=BC=DE , P A F , Q B C \triangle PAF, \triangle QBC and R E F \triangle REF are congurent. Now it is clear that since a equilateral triangle has equal sides, A B = C D = E F AB=CD=EF is definitely true!

how do you make such diagrams

Syed Hamza Khalid - 3 years, 9 months ago

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