Triangle ABC has a right angle at B. Legs ¯AB and ¯CB are extended past point B to points D and E, respectively, such that ∠EAC=∠ACD=90∘. Prove that EB⋅BD=AB⋅BC
I understand that I need to use similar triangles for this one, which I am trying with △EBA and △ABC with AA similarity. Now I am stuck on proving ∠EAB≅∠ACB.
Thanks in advance!
Consider similar triangles ABE and BCD, then we have ∠BDC=∠EAB.
For triangle ABE,
tan(∠EAB)=EBAB.
For triangle BCD,
tan(∠BDC)=BCBD
Thus we have
EBAB=BCBD⇒EB⋅BD=AB⋅BC.
The figure below can be helpful in understanding the solution.
https://i.stack.imgur.com/2SopB.png
We are given ∠ACD=∠EAC=90∘, so AE is parallel to CD, so ∠EAB=∠BDC.
We also have ∠EBA=∠CBD=90∘, so that ∠AEB=∠BCD.
So angles of triangles ABE and BCE are the same, hence they are similar.