HMMT 二月 2003 · 几何 · 第 1 题
HMMT February 2003 — Geometry — Problem 1
题目详情
英文原题
- AD and BC are both perpendicular to AB , and CD is perpendicular to AC . If AB = 4
and BC = 3, find CD .
A BCD
解析
英文解析
- AD and BC are both perpendicular to AB , and CD is perpendicular to AC . If AB = 4
and BC = 3, find CD .
A BCD
Solution: 20 / 3
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By Pythagoras in 4 ABC , AC = 5. But CAD = 90 − BAC = ACB , so righttriangles CAD, BCA are similar, and CD/AC = BA/CB = 4 / 3 ⇒ CD = 20 / 3.