A B C D . C B extended meets A E at a 9 0 ∘ angle and C D extended meets A F at a 9 0 ∘ angle. Given that E B = 3 , B C = 5 and A B = 4 , find the length of D F .
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For calculating the area if ABCD we have 2 options:
A D ⋅ A E and A B ⋅ A F .
Obviously these give the same result. Using Pythagoras we can find A E = 7 . So we have:
5 ⋅ 7 = 4 ⋅ A F .
So A F = 4 5 7 . Now using Pythagoras in triangle ADF we can calculate D F = 3 . 7 5 .
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∠ E B A = 1 8 0 − ∠ A B C and ∠ A D F = 1 8 0 − ∠ A D C
However, ∠ A B C = ∠ A D C . Therefore, ∠ E B A = ∠ A D F .
It follows that, △ E B A ∼ △ A D F ( A . A . ) . So we have
A D D F = A B E B ⟹ 5 D F = 4 3 ⟹ D F = 4 3 ( 5 ) = 3 . 7 5