“Anonymous answered this Banewers 2) given the triangle ABC vocwiconmerreene [ao ][ 120 | ‘a line RG is drawn parallel to AB such that RC is approximately equal to BO alven AC =x and BC=y RQ is parallel to AB io RO divides AC and BC in equal proportion Note: by proportionality theorem when a line is drawn parallel to one side ofthe triangle it divides the other two sides of the triangle in equal proportion ge ieBQ ~ AR [85 BQ and RC are equal let us assume BQ = 1120 =2 and weareaiven BC=y we can see that BC = BO +GC=y s0QC=y-BO=y-2 similarly AR-= RC = AC =. (glven in the question) AR=x-RC=x-2 substituting n the above proportionality equation wee z az seca ne seca (y—2z)*(@-z)=2 ye —yz—azt2=2* canceling 2? on both sides yz —yz—2z=0 ye—(y+a)z=0 writing everything in terms of z we get = Sh a= Ty we know that RC = BG = 2i.e zy RC = BQ =— @ c+y we know that AR=x-2 ARa=o 2 ett ey u+y xo+y u+y 2 “ae +y smlaryoc=y-2 le QC =y-— ay c+y r+y ru+y 2 y Eg Q c+y we have found all four lengths as asked. by given a triangle as follows _25 you can see the triangle OFR is right angle triangle —p ematentt sewecanonte “P= Typotenuse ~ BV weare gen ZP = 4B inthe diagram 02) = cas(45) = a sity frt sin(Zp) = 2pposite _ _t_ = hypotenuse ~ 5V3 1 nas) 2 win) = a 5B = v2 V2 now consider tangle OOR adjacent _ 1 hypotenuse m ZORQ = 60degrees cos(ZORQ) = le cos(60) = m —— cos(60) (cos(60) = 1/2 and |= 5) therefore m = 21 = 2*5 = 10 we have | and m in the right triangle ORQ_ by Pythagorean theorem P+ =n? Rant? = 10? 5? k= 100-25 =75 k= V75 =5V3 = 8.66 le j= l= m=10 k= 8.66 ©) Givon the triangle ABC whore two parallal lines XY and AQ are drawn and XQ is parallel to AC given in figure AX = 9, BX = 12, BY=8 ‘we know that XY is parallel to AQ consider the triangle ABO by proportionality theorem, we can say that XY divides AB and BQ in equal proportions BX _ BY AX” OY wo know BX, AX, and BY lengths from the dlagram. substituting the values Rls 9° OY 8x9 v= ay =6 that means we can find BQ as BQ = BY + GY=8+6=14 Now consider the tangle ABC ‘as XQ Is parallel to AC by proportionality theorem we know that X@ divides AB and BC in equal proportion BX _ BQ AX ~ OC we already know the values of BX and AX BX = 12, AX =9 and we have found BO to be 14 substituting the values therefore GC = 105 <) given rectangle RTSU ZTRU = 30° given RT=10 we can see that langle RTU Is a right tangle Lewe can write adjacent _ RU cos sy — adjacent _ RU (<7 RU) ~ Fpotenuse RT weknow RT and ZT RU: substituting the values we get RU 0s(30) = RU = 10cos(30) = ieRU = 5V3 = 8.66 sian foruT _ opposite _ UT sin ZT RU) = = i subettuing the values sin(30) = a UT = 10sin(30) = 10} ‘es this isa rectangle we know that RS = UT and RU = ST therefore the perimeter, RS + UT*RU*ST=2"RU~UT) RU= 866 ures therefore the perimeter = 28.65 + 5) = 2113.66) = 2732 perimeter = 27.32 Comment >