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Two Triangles Divided (Posted on 2007-12-16) Difficulty: 3 of 5
There are two triangles ABC, and A'B'C'. The bases are AB and A'B'.

Triangle ABC has an altitude drawn from C to AB, meeting the base at point P. This altitude divides the triangle into two unequal right triangles.

Triangle A'B'C' also has a point, P' on its base, with a line segment connecting it to vertex C', but chosen so that angle A'P'C' is 60°, with the resulting triangle A'P'C' though, not being equilateral.

All eight line segments are of integer length, and each triangle has a perimeter less than 50. The bases, AB and A'B', are the longest sides in each of the two respective original triangles, and they differ by 1 unit in length.

  • What are the dimensions of the triangles ABC and A'B'C'?
  • What are the lengths of CP and C'P'?

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Partial Solution | Comment 1 of 4
AB=AP+BP=√(CA²-CP²)+√(CB²-CP²)
Given CA,CP,AB and BC are integers, AB and BP
should be integers.
So, we should search for Pythagorean triplets with
a common value(CP).
The only triplets that satisfy all the conditions are
(8,15,17) and (6,8,10)
AB=21,BC=17,AC=10 or AB=21,BC=10,AC=17

  Posted by Praneeth on 2007-12-17 01:43:57
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