7.4 Medians - Art of Problem Solving
7.4 Medians - Art of Problem Solving
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CHALLENGE PROBLEMS
Challenge Problems
7.50:
The angle bisector of of passes through the
circumcenter of . Show that .
Hint
7.51:
Let and denote the orthocenter and circumcenter of acute
triangle , respectively. meets at and meets
at . Prove that .
Hint
Hint
7.52:
In , we have and . Find the
following:
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7.53:
(b)★Prove that .
Hint
In triangle , , , and . is
on and on such that is an altitude and is
a median. Find .
Hint
7.55:
Is it possible for two angle bisectors in a triangle to be
perpendicular? Why or why not?
Hint
7.57:
For a given triangle , extend and as shown below.
We will prove that there is a circle tangent to and the
extensions of and . We start by drawing the bisectors of
two of the exterior angles of as shown with the grey
lines below.
Y
B
Ia
X
A
C Z
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(b) Find .
7.60★:
A ladder is initially resting vertically against a wall that is
perpendicular to the ground. It begins to slip and fall to the
ground, with the bottom of the ladder moving directly from the
wall, and the top of the ladder always touching the wall. What
path does the midpoint of the ladder trace? (Don’t forget to prove
that the midpoint of the ladder really does hit every point on the
path!)
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7.62★:
In this problem we will prove that the medians of a triangle are
concurrent. Let be our triangle. Medians and
meet at point . meets at point .
Hint
(c) Do the previous parts show that the medians of any triangle
are concurrent?
7.63★:
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