Triangle A B C has side lengths A B = 6 , B C = 1 0 , C A = 8 .
If D is the midpoint of B C and ∠ A D E = 9 0 ∘ , what is the area of △ A D E ?
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From △ A B C , ∠ B = cos − 1 5 3 . Then using the law of cosines on △ A B D , A D 2 = B D 2 + A B 2 − 2 ⋅ B D ⋅ A B ⋅ cos B or A D 2 = 5 2 + 6 2 − 2 ⋅ 5 ⋅ 6 ⋅ cos ( cos − 1 5 3 ) , which solves to A D = 5 .
△ A B D is an isosceles triangle, so ∠ B A D = ∠ B = cos − 1 5 3 . Then ∠ D A E = ∠ B A E − ∠ B A D = 9 0 ° − cos − 1 5 3 , and since △ D E A is a right triangle, ∠ D E A = 9 0 ° − ∠ D A E . Combining these gives ∠ D E A = 9 0 ° − ( 9 0 ° − cos − 1 5 3 ) = cos − 1 5 3 .
Since ∠ B = ∠ D E A = cos − 1 5 3 and ∠ B A C = ∠ A D E = 9 0 ° , △ D E A △ A B C by AA similarity, and A D D E = A C A B or 5 D E = 8 6 , which means D E = 4 1 5 .
The area of △ A D E is 2 1 ⋅ A D ⋅ D E = 2 1 ⋅ 5 ⋅ 4 1 5 = 8 7 5 .
The green triangle is in the same proportions as the 6 , 8 , 1 0 triangle, but scaled down by a factor of 8 5 , where 5 is half of the hypotenuse, and 8 is the height of the original triangle. Hence, the area of the green triangle is
( 8 5 ) 2 ⋅ 2 1 ⋅ 6 ⋅ 8 = 8 7 5
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Segment A D will have length 5 , half the hypotenuse of △ A B C . (The easiest way to see this is to consider the circumcircle of △ A B C ; B C must be a diameter as it subtends a right angle, thus A D is a radius.)
So △ A D B is isosceles. If we drop a perpendicular segment from D meeting A B at F , then F bisects A B , so A F = 3 , and △ A D F is 3 - 4 - 5 . Also, △ A D F ∼ △ E A D , as ∠ F A D and ∠ D A E are complementary. Then
D E A F = A D D F ⟹ D E 3 = 5 4 ⟹ D E = 4 1 5
so the area of △ A D E is 2 1 ⋅ 5 ⋅ 4 1 5 = 8 7 5