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Line Length from Two Triangles (Posted on 2016-07-01)

Consider two triangles PQG and PEF, where:
E is the mid-point of PQ, and:
Points P, G and F lie on the same line, and:
QG and EF intersect at the point R
RE = 1 and, PR = PE = FG

Given that PG = x, determine PQ in terms of x.

Submitted by K Sengupta

Rating: 5.0000 (1 votes)

Solution: (Hide)

PQ = x³
For an explanation, refer to the solution submitted by Harry in this location.

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Subject	Author	Date
re: Solution	armando	2016-07-05 16:58:57
Solution	Harry	2016-07-05 08:34:56
re: Unresolved	Brian Smith	2016-07-04 12:32:51
Unresolved	armando	2016-07-03 16:22:10

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