What is AD?

Geometry Level 3

In A B C \triangle ABC , B F = 2 , F A = 4 , A E = 3 BF=2,FA=4,AE=3 and E C = 1 EC=1 . What is A D AD ?

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From Ceva’s Theorem, we have

A F F B B D D C C E E A = 1 \dfrac{AF}{FB}\cdot \dfrac{BD}{DC}\cdot \dfrac{CE}{EA}=1

4 2 B D D C 1 3 = 1 \dfrac{4}{2}\cdot \dfrac{BD}{DC}\cdot \dfrac{1}{3}=1

B D D C = 6 4 \dfrac{BD}{DC}=\dfrac{6}{4}

that is,

B D D C = A B A C \dfrac{BD}{DC}=\dfrac{AB}{AC} .

It now follows from the converse to the Angle Bisector Theorem that A D AD is the angle bisector.

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