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In triangle ABC, points D and E lie on BC and AC, respectively.

If AD and BE intersect at T so that AT/DT = 3 and BT/ET = 4, what is CD/BD?
 

 

Let CA=bLet CB=aLet μ=34=ATADLet 1μ=14=DTADLet ρ=45=BTBELet 1ρ=15=ETBELet λ=BDBCLet 1λ=CDBCLet 1λλ=CDBDLet ϵ=CECA

 

In C-D-T-E(1λ)a+(1μ)[b(1λ)a]=ϵb+(1ρ)(aϵb)(1λ)a+(1μ)b(1μ)(1λ)a=ϵb+(1ρ)a(1ρ)ϵb)a[(1λ)(1μ)(1λ)(1ρ)]=b[ϵ(1ρ)ϵ(1μ)]a[(1λ)(1(1μ))(1ρ)]=b[ϵ(1ρ)ϵ(1μ)]a[(1λ)μ)(1ρ)=0]=b[ϵ(1ρ)ϵ(1μ)=0]

 

(1λ)μ(1ρ)=0(1λ)μ=(1ρ)1λ=(1ρ)μ1λ=(1ρ)μλ=1(1ρ)μλ=μ(1ρ)μCDBD=1λλCDBD=(1ρ)μμ(1ρ)μCDBD=(1ρ)μ(1ρ)CDBD=153415CDBD=151120CDBD=152011CDBD=411

 

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