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# Geometry diagramming help?

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Let ABCD be a trapezoid with bases AB and CD. Let AD=5 and BC=7, and let P be a point on side CD such that CP/PD=7/5. Let X,Y be the feet of the altitudes from P to AD,BC respectively. Show that PX=PY.

I don't quite understand how to diagram 'Let X,Y be the feet of the altitudes from P to AD,BC respectively.' Can some one help?

Jul 14, 2020

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Let ABCD be a trapezoid with bases AB and CD. Let AD=5 and BC=7, and let P be a point on side CD such that CP/PD=7/5.

Let X,Y be the feet of the altitudes from P to AD,BC respectively.

Show that PX=PY.

$$\text{Let area of \triangle ADP = A_1} \\ \text{Let area of \triangle BCP = A_2}$$

$$\begin{array}{|rcll|} \hline 2A_1 &=& \dfrac{5}{12}DC*h \\\\ 2A_2 &=& \dfrac{7}{12}DC*h \\\\ \hline \dfrac{2A_1}{2A_2} &=& \dfrac{\dfrac{5}{12}DC*h}{\dfrac{7}{12}DC*h} \\\\ \dfrac{A_1}{A_2} &=& \dfrac{5}{12} * \dfrac{12}{7} \\\\ \mathbf{ \dfrac{A_1}{A_2} } &=& \mathbf{ \dfrac{5}{7} } \\ \hline \end{array}$$

$$\begin{array}{|rcll|} \hline 2A_1 &=& AD*PX \\\\ 2A_2 &=& BC*PY \\\\ \hline \dfrac{2A_1}{2A_2} &=& \dfrac{ AD*PX } {BC*PY} \quad | \quad AD=5,\ DC=7 \\\\ \dfrac{A_1}{A_2} &=& \dfrac{ 5*PX } {7*PY} \quad | \quad \mathbf{ \dfrac{A_1}{A_2} = \dfrac{5}{7} } \\\\ \dfrac{5}{7} &=& \dfrac{ 5*PX } {7*PY} \\\\ \dfrac{5}{7}*\dfrac{7}{5} &=& \dfrac{PX}{PY} \\\\ 1 &=& \dfrac{PX}{PY} \quad | \quad * PY \\\\ \mathbf{PY} &=& \mathbf{PX} \\ \hline \end{array}$$

Jul 14, 2020
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Wow! Tysm! This was extremely helpful!

Guest Jul 14, 2020