In
, Let
and
be the trisection points of
with
between
and
. Let
be the midpoint of
, and let
be the midpoint of
. Let
be the intersection of
and
. If the ratio
equals
where
are relatively prime positive integers. Find
.
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Join the points G and F. So, GF || BC and GF = BC/2.
Triangles EHD and GHF are similar. So EH/GH = ED/GF = (BC/3)/(BC/2) = 2/3 = a/b
Therefore, a + b = 5.