Instructor: Bao Le Geometry Proofs

Problem 1:
Given the right-angled ABC at A with the altitude AH. Construct HE  AB, HF  AC.
Let M be the midpoint of BC. Let P and S be the Perimeter and Area respectively.
AF 2 HB
1) Prove that  .
AE 2 HC
2) Prove that BE  BA  CF  CA  BC.
3) Prove that AB 2  AC 2  HB 2  HC 2 .
S ABC S HAB SHAC
4) Prove that   .
BC 2 AB 2 AC 2
5) Prove that AB 3  AC 3  2  AB 2  AC 2   BC  AH  .
AB 3 BE
6) Prove that  .
AC 3 CF
7) Prove that AB 2  AC 2  BE 2  CF 2  2 BC 2  2 AH 2 .
8) Prove that BE  CF  BC  EF 3 .
9) Suppose SABC  2 S AEHF . Prove that ABC is an isosceles right triangle.
AB 3  AC P P S ABC
10) Prove that SABH  , ACH  AFH  .
2  AB  AC  PABH PCFH
2 2
SHEF

11) Prove that BE  CH  BF  BH  AH  BC .

S SAB AB 2
12) Construct a point inside ABC such that MAB  SAC. Prove that  .
SSAC AC 2
13) Given BC 2  2 BC  AC  4 AC 2 . Compute mABC.

Problem 2:
Given the right-angled ABC at A with the altitude AH. Construct HE  AB, HF  AC.
Let S be the area .
1) Prove that AB  AE  AC  AF .
2) Prove that AEF  ACB.
AB 2 HB AB 3 BE
3) Prove that  ,  .
AC 2 HC AC 3 CF
4) Prove that BC  AB sin C  AC sin B
5) Prove that BE  CF  BC  AE  AF  BC  AH 3 .
6) Prove that AH 2  AB  AC sin B cos B.
7) Prove that SAEF  S ABC sin 2 C cos 2 C.
1 1 1 1
8) Construct FK  BC at K. Prove that 2
 2
 2
 .
AB AC HC HF 2
2
1 1  HF 
9) Prove that   
HK  KC AF  FC  FK  HC 

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