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Triangle Divided (Posted on 2010-04-15) Difficulty: 2 of 5

Let P be a point in the interior of an equilateral triangle.

Three line segments connect P with the vertices of the 
triangle and three line segments connect P perpendicularly
to the sides of the triangle.

These six line segments divide the triangle into six smaller
triangles that surround P.

If u, v, w, x, y, and z denote the areas of the triangles 
around P in that order, then prove that

                     u + w + y = v + x + z.

See The Solution Submitted by Bractals    
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Question re: Easy when you know how | Comment 5 of 8 |
(In reply to Easy when you know how by broll)

Broll

I'm with you on your first two lines of equations, but what happens on the third line after the words "but 1-b=a etc."?
That's where I get lost.
  Posted by Harry on 2010-04-17 23:11:25

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