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Equilateral Crease II (Posted on 2014-03-05) Difficulty: 3 of 5
A piece of paper has the precise shape of an equilateral triangle ABC which is creased along a line XY, with X on AB and Y on AC. so that A falls on some point D on BC.

(i) Are the triangles XBD and DCY always similar?
If so, prove it. If not, give a counterexample.

(ii) If AB = 15 and BD = 3, what is the length of the crease XY?

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SolutionPart (ii)Jer2014-03-06 15:34:49
Some ThoughtsGSP approximationCharlie2014-03-05 14:50:55
SolutionSolution, I thinktomarken2014-03-05 13:23:18
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