Where does this property involving quadrilaterals come from?
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$ABCD$ is a square. $|AF|=6$, $|FK|=2$, and $DE parallel AB$. What is $|EK|=?$
My geometry book has a property for this:
$$|AF|^2=|FK|cdot|FE|$$
Can you show me where does this property come from in simple terms?
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$ABCD$ is a square. $|AF|=6$, $|FK|=2$, and $DE parallel AB$. What is $|EK|=?$
My geometry book has a property for this:
$$|AF|^2=|FK|cdot|FE|$$
Can you show me where does this property come from in simple terms?
geometry quadrilateral
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$ABCD$ is a square. $|AF|=6$, $|FK|=2$, and $DE parallel AB$. What is $|EK|=?$
My geometry book has a property for this:
$$|AF|^2=|FK|cdot|FE|$$
Can you show me where does this property come from in simple terms?
geometry quadrilateral
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$ABCD$ is a square. $|AF|=6$, $|FK|=2$, and $DE parallel AB$. What is $|EK|=?$
My geometry book has a property for this:
$$|AF|^2=|FK|cdot|FE|$$
Can you show me where does this property come from in simple terms?
geometry quadrilateral
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$triangle AFD$ is similar to$triangle KFB$ so $|AF|/|KF|=|FD|/|FB|$.
$triangle AFB$ is similar to$triangle EFD$ so $|EF|/|AF|=|FD|/|FB|$.
So $|EF|/|AF|=|AF|/|KF|$ proving the claim.
You don't need a square. All you need is a parallelogram, the parallel sides enable the angle congruence that make the relevant triangles similar.
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Prove that $FC$ is a tangent line to the circumcircle of $Delta KCE$, for which prove that
$$measuredangle CEK=measuredangle FAB=measuredangle FCK.$$
After this use $AF=CF$ and $$FC^2=FKcdot FC.$$
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$CF$ is tangent, maybe?
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– Oscar Lanzi
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@Oscar Lanz It was typo. Thank you!
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$triangle AFD$ is similar to$triangle KFB$ so $|AF|/|KF|=|FD|/|FB|$.
$triangle AFB$ is similar to$triangle EFD$ so $|EF|/|AF|=|FD|/|FB|$.
So $|EF|/|AF|=|AF|/|KF|$ proving the claim.
You don't need a square. All you need is a parallelogram, the parallel sides enable the angle congruence that make the relevant triangles similar.
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$triangle AFD$ is similar to$triangle KFB$ so $|AF|/|KF|=|FD|/|FB|$.
$triangle AFB$ is similar to$triangle EFD$ so $|EF|/|AF|=|FD|/|FB|$.
So $|EF|/|AF|=|AF|/|KF|$ proving the claim.
You don't need a square. All you need is a parallelogram, the parallel sides enable the angle congruence that make the relevant triangles similar.
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$triangle AFD$ is similar to$triangle KFB$ so $|AF|/|KF|=|FD|/|FB|$.
$triangle AFB$ is similar to$triangle EFD$ so $|EF|/|AF|=|FD|/|FB|$.
So $|EF|/|AF|=|AF|/|KF|$ proving the claim.
You don't need a square. All you need is a parallelogram, the parallel sides enable the angle congruence that make the relevant triangles similar.
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$triangle AFD$ is similar to$triangle KFB$ so $|AF|/|KF|=|FD|/|FB|$.
$triangle AFB$ is similar to$triangle EFD$ so $|EF|/|AF|=|FD|/|FB|$.
So $|EF|/|AF|=|AF|/|KF|$ proving the claim.
You don't need a square. All you need is a parallelogram, the parallel sides enable the angle congruence that make the relevant triangles similar.
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Prove that $FC$ is a tangent line to the circumcircle of $Delta KCE$, for which prove that
$$measuredangle CEK=measuredangle FAB=measuredangle FCK.$$
After this use $AF=CF$ and $$FC^2=FKcdot FC.$$
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$CF$ is tangent, maybe?
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– Oscar Lanzi
2 days ago
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@Oscar Lanz It was typo. Thank you!
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– Michael Rozenberg
2 days ago
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$begingroup$
Prove that $FC$ is a tangent line to the circumcircle of $Delta KCE$, for which prove that
$$measuredangle CEK=measuredangle FAB=measuredangle FCK.$$
After this use $AF=CF$ and $$FC^2=FKcdot FC.$$
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1
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$CF$ is tangent, maybe?
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– Oscar Lanzi
2 days ago
1
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@Oscar Lanz It was typo. Thank you!
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– Michael Rozenberg
2 days ago
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Prove that $FC$ is a tangent line to the circumcircle of $Delta KCE$, for which prove that
$$measuredangle CEK=measuredangle FAB=measuredangle FCK.$$
After this use $AF=CF$ and $$FC^2=FKcdot FC.$$
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Prove that $FC$ is a tangent line to the circumcircle of $Delta KCE$, for which prove that
$$measuredangle CEK=measuredangle FAB=measuredangle FCK.$$
After this use $AF=CF$ and $$FC^2=FKcdot FC.$$
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$CF$ is tangent, maybe?
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– Oscar Lanzi
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@Oscar Lanz It was typo. Thank you!
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$CF$ is tangent, maybe?
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– Oscar Lanzi
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@Oscar Lanz It was typo. Thank you!
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– Michael Rozenberg
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$CF$ is tangent, maybe?
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– Oscar Lanzi
2 days ago
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$CF$ is tangent, maybe?
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– Oscar Lanzi
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@Oscar Lanz It was typo. Thank you!
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– Michael Rozenberg
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@Oscar Lanz It was typo. Thank you!
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