The perpendicular dropped from the top of the parallelogram to the diagonal divides it into segments 6 and 15
April 8, 2021 | education
| The perpendicular dropped from the top of the parallelogram to the diagonal divides it into segments 6 and 15. Find the sides and diagonals of the parallelogram if it is known that the difference of the sides is 7.
In the parallelogram AB and BC – sides, BC = AB + 7; VN – perpendicular to the AC diagonal;
AH = 6; HC = 15;
From triangle ABN: BH² = AB² – AH²;
From triangle BHC: BH² = BC² – HC²;
AB² – AH² = BC² – HC²;
AB² – AH² = (AB + 7) ² – HC²; AB² – AH² = AB² + 14 AB + 49 – HC²;
14 AB = HC² – AH² – 49 = 225 – 36 – 49 = 140;
AB = 140: 14 = 10; BC = 10 + 7 = 17;
Diagonal AC = AH + HC = 6 + 15 = 21;
BC diagonal:
BC² = 2 AB² + 2 BC² – AC² = 2 * 10² + 2 * 17² – 21² = 200 + 289 – 441 = 49;
BC = √49 = 7.
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