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This is off-topic, but Hello EP! It's been a while!

I sound like an idiot right now, but I had an old account back in the days, and that account had MANY questions answered by EP!

 

Just sayin hello! Good to see you!

Also, solve this question maybe? Just to refresh your math knowledge...

 

In triangle $PQR,$ $M$ is the midpoint of $\overline{QR}.$ Find $PM.$
PQ = 6, PR = 9, QR = 15

 

Thanks! :) (Anyone can answer, not just EP)

 

~NTS

 Jul 23, 2024
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Note, NTS, that PQR can't be a triangle because

 

PQ + PR  = QR

 

But the triangle inequality says that

PQ + PR  must be > QR

 

cool cool cool

 Jul 24, 2024
edited by CPhill  Jul 24, 2024
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Oh, your right! Sorry about that. I was coming up with numbers...sorry.

How about

PQ = 8, PR = 9, QR = 15

 

Nice catch...should have caught that!

NotThatSmart  Jul 24, 2024
edited by NotThatSmart  Jul 24, 2024
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Here's a similar prob that I answered earlier :

 

https://web2.0calc.com/questions/geometry_2526

 

See if you can solve it now....

 

 

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 Jul 24, 2024
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Ok, let me give this a shot....

 

The Law of Cosines state that \(cos PMQ = - cos PMR \)

\(PQ^2 = QM^2 + PM^2 - 2(QM * PM) * (-cos PMR) \\ PR^2 = RM^2 + PM^2 - 2 (RM * PM) * ( cos PMR)\)

 

Subsituting in the values we already know from the problem. we get

\( 8^2 = 7.5^2 + PM^2 + 2(7.5 * PM)cos(PMR) \\ 9^2 = 7.5^2 + PM^2 - 2(7.5 * PM) cos (PMR)\)

Now, adding these two, we get


\(8^2 + 9^2  = 2 * 7.5^2 + 2PM^2 \)
\(145= 112.5+ 2PM^2 \\ 32.5/ 2 = PM^2 \\ 16.25 = PM^2 \\ PM=\sqrt{16.25}\approx 4.03112887415\)

 

Is this correct, CPhill? I'm not sure. Can u verify?

 

Thanks! :)

 Jul 24, 2024
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edited by NotThatSmart  Jul 24, 2024
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Seems OK, NTS  !!!!

 

 

cool cool cool

CPhill  Jul 24, 2024
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Thanks for the guidance, CPhill. 

Sorry for the original problem. :)

NotThatSmart  Jul 24, 2024
edited by NotThatSmart  Jul 24, 2024
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Hi EP! :)

 Jul 24, 2024
edited by BRAINBOLT  Jul 24, 2024

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