A circle passes through the vertex C of a rectangle A B C D and is tangent to the sides A B and A D at M and N respectively. If the distance from C to the line segment M N is equal to 5 units, find the area of the rectangle A B C D in unit 2 .
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Nice approach, I too solved by similariry of triangles.
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same thing even I did.see my solution.
Let O be the center of circle ( C M N ) and Q the midpoint of M N . Since the circle is tangent to A B and A D at M and N respectively, we have ∠ M O N = 9 0 ∘ ⇒ ∠ M C N = 4 5 ∘ ⇒ ∠ Q C M = 2 2 . 5 ∘ and ∠ M C B = 2 2 . 5 ∘ . Since ∠ M Q C = ∠ M B C = 9 0 ∘ , it follows that triangles M Q C and M B C are congruent. Hence, B C = 5 , Area = 5 2 = 2 5 u n i t s 2
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sir how can we say area = AC^2 /2
The "diagonals" method.
The area of a square is half the product of the diagonals.
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Let P be the foot of perpendicular from C to M N .
Since B M is a tangent to the circle ,
∠ D N C = ∠ N M C
⇒ s i n ∠ D N C = s i n ∠ N M C
⇒ C N D C = C M C P
⇒ C P D C = C M C N
Similarly C P C B = C N C M
Multiplying these two relations,we get D C × C B = C P 2 = 5 2 = 2 5 ; i . e . , the area of the rectangle is 2 5 s q . u n i t s .