Let ABC be a triangle with P a point on line BC
such that B lies between P and C.
Construct a line through P, intersecting sides
AB and AC in points Q and R respectively, such
that vertex S of parallelogram QARS lies on
line BC.
The problem asks to find a point P on line BC such that B is between P and C. If I remember some basic geometry correctly, it's impossible to have a point on the end of a line be between two other points on the line, because then it would no longer be an end.
The closest we can get to that is if P is at B. Then the only way there can be a line through P that intersects points on AB and AC is if the angle at A is 180 degrees. This makes the angles at B and C 0 degrees. This is a special case of a triangle where the triangle is a line. If all other vertexes of QARS are on this line, then S is also on this line, hence, vertex on a line.
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Posted by Corey
on 2010-07-12 16:51:56 |