In the above figure, find the length of A D to an accuracy of 5 decimal places.
Note : Figure above is not to scale.
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Good observation to be aware of.
Yay! Even I used your result :P
Thanks for the note! It took quite a bit of time with trig and angle chasing, so that is really cool to see the more elegant approach.
By cosine law on △ A B C , we have
B C 2 = 3 2 + 4 2 − 2 ( 3 ) ( 4 ) ( cos 7 5 )
B C ≈ 4 . 3 3 4 5 5 2 2 1 6
By sine law on △ A B C , we have
4 sin B = 4 . 3 3 4 5 5 2 2 1 6 sin 7 5
B ≈ 6 3 . 0 4 6 3 0 2 0 6 ∘
Thus, ∠ A D B = 1 8 0 − 3 0 − 6 3 . 0 4 6 3 0 2 0 6 ≈ 8 6 . 9 5 3 6 9 7 9 4 ∘
By sine law on △ A B D , we have
sin 6 3 . 0 4 6 3 0 2 0 6 A D = sin 8 6 . 9 5 3 6 9 7 9 4 3
A D ≈ 2 . 6 7 7 9 0
Area Tr. ABC = Area Tr. BAD + Area Tr, CAD. Hence, (1/2) 3 4 sin(75)=(1/2)[3 x sin(30)+4 x*sin(45)] or x= 6(√2+√6)/(3+4√2) or x ~= 2.6779 cm
(1) Compute BC by Law of Cosines. (2) Compute total area by Herron's formula. (3) Compute total area by A = (1/2)(AD)[((AB)sin(30) + (AC)sin(45)). Equate the expressions for area and solve for AD. Ed Gray
Found out BC by Cos Law. Repeatedly used Sin Law to get angle DCA and hence angle ADC; then with AC given got AD. It is just the normal way. Karthik Venkata's formula is really very helpful.
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Use this . You will find that A D = 4 2 + 3 6 2 ( 3 + 1 ) .