1958 AMC 12 Problem 47
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47.
is a rectangle (see the accompanying diagram) with any point on and and Then is equal to:
Answer: D
Small Hint:
Because and identify the small parallelogram near and
Big Hint:
Use the intersection to compare the right triangles and
Solution:
Since and we have Also so Thus quadrilateral is a rectangle, and Let The diagonals of a rectangle make equal angles with side so giving The right triangles and are similar because they share the angle at Since their hypotenuses and are equal, Therefore
Thus, the correct answer is D.