|ED| = 17 = |EF| and
angle DEG = angle FEG. Therefore,
Triangles DEG and FEG are congruent.
Thus, |DG| = |FG|. Therefore,
20^2 + |AG|^2 = |DA|^2 + |AG|^2
= |DG|^2 = |FG|^2
= |GB|^2 + |BF|^2
= |GB|^2 + 5^2
or
|GB|^2 - |AG|^2 = 20^2 - 5^2
or
(|GB| - |AG|)(|GB| + |AG|)
= (|GB| - |AG|)(25) = (20 - 5)(25)
Thus,
|GB| - |AG| = 15
|GB| + |AG| = 25
Therefore, |AG| = 5. Thus,
|EG| = sqrt(|DA|^2 + [|DE| - |AG|]^2)
= sqrt(20^2 + 12^2)
= sqrt(544) ~= 23.3238
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Posted by Bractals
on 2010-11-07 14:15:50 |