In an isosceles triangle ABC with a base AC equal to 40 cm, the outer angle at apex B equal to 60
September 30, 2021 | education
| In an isosceles triangle ABC with a base AC equal to 40 cm, the outer angle at apex B equal to 60 degrees, find the distance from apex B to line AB.
The outer angle of the triangle at the vertex B is 60, then its adjacent inner angle is 180 – 60 = 120. ABC = 120.
Then the angle at the base will be (180 – 120) / 2 = 30.
Let us omit the height of the triangle from vertex B.
AD = AC / 2 = 40/2 = 20 cm.
Consider a right-angled triangle ABD, in which the angle D is straight, the angle A is 30 degrees, the leg AD = 20 cm.
Then the leg tg A = BD / AD.
ВD = tan A * АD = 20 / √3.
Answer: ВD = 20 / √3.
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