The Distance Length

Geometry Level 2

A B C D ABCD is a rectangle with A B = 10 AB=10 , A E = 5 AE=5 , A C = 6 AC=6 , and A F = 3 AF=3 as shown above. Find the length of G H GH .

3 15 109 \frac{3}{15}\sqrt{109} 4 15 109 \frac{4}{15}\sqrt{109} 1 15 109 \frac{1}{15}\sqrt{109} 2 15 109 \frac{2}{15}\sqrt{109} 5 15 109 \frac{5}{15}\sqrt{109}

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2 solutions

Let E E be the origin of the x y xy -plane. The equations of C E CE , D E DE , and B F BF are as follows:

{ C E : y = 6 5 x D E : y = 6 5 x B F : y = 3 10 x 3 2 \begin{cases} CE: & y = \dfrac 65 x \\ DE: & y = - \dfrac 65 x \\ BF: & y = \dfrac 3{10}x - \dfrac 32 \end{cases}

Then the coordinates of G ( x G , y G ) G(x_G, y_G) and H ( x H , y H ) H(x_H, y_H) are:

{ 6 5 x G = 3 10 x G 3 2 x G = 5 3 y G = 6 5 ( 5 3 ) = 2 6 5 x H = 3 10 x H 3 2 x H = 1 y H = 6 5 ( 1 ) = 6 5 \begin{cases} \dfrac 65 x_G = \dfrac 3{10}x_G - \dfrac 32 & \implies x_G = - \dfrac 53 & \implies y_G = \dfrac 65 \left(-\dfrac 53\right) = -2 \\ - \dfrac 65 x_H = \dfrac 3{10}x_H - \dfrac 32 & \implies x_H = 1 & \implies y_H = - \dfrac 65 \left(1\right) = - \dfrac 65 \end{cases}

Then we have:

G H = ( 5 3 1 ) 2 + ( 2 + 6 5 ) 2 = 64 9 + 16 25 = 4 15 109 \begin{aligned} GH & = \sqrt{\left(-\frac 53 - 1\right)^2 + \left(-2+\frac 65\right)^2} \\ & = \sqrt{\frac {64}9 + \frac {16}{25}} = \boxed{\dfrac 4{15}\sqrt{109}} \end{aligned}

How to do this with simple geometry (without coordinate)?

Mr. India - 2 years, 2 months ago

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I was think about it. Then I gave up.

Chew-Seong Cheong - 2 years, 2 months ago

you can see my solution. Originally i made this prob by using congruence principal. but i think this solution using coordinate bashing is more interesting.

Achmad Damanhuri - 2 years, 2 months ago
Achmad Damanhuri
Apr 10, 2019

Hope you understand, my solution is in the figure below.

Nice solution! I think ,by mistake, you have used congruent symbol instead of similarity one.

Mr. India - 2 years, 2 months ago

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My mistake, i tend to make a mistakes hahaha

Achmad Damanhuri - 2 years, 2 months ago

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How did you create this graph and figure?

Mr. India - 2 years, 2 months ago

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@Mr. India for the figure above i use my pen tablet, as for the figure in the problem i use geogebra/desmos.

Achmad Damanhuri - 2 years, 2 months ago

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