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jmc

geometry senior

Problem

The diagonals of rectangle intersect at point . If and , then what is ?
Solution


To find , we build a right triangle with as one of its acute angles. We do so by drawing altitude from to diagonal as shown. We then have .

The Pythagorean Theorem gives us , so . We also have by AA Similarity (both are right triangles and ), so This gives us Finally, we have
Final answer
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