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Questions tagged [triangles]

For questions about properties and applications of triangles.

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The goal is to find the point $M$ inside a given right triangle $ABC$ such that $\operatorname{Area}(APMN)=\operatorname{Area}(CQMP)=\operatorname{Area}(BQMN)$, where $N$, $P$, and $Q$ are the ...
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The Wikipedia article on the Snellius-Pothenot Problem has a section titled "Geometric Solution" that contains a major mistake. It says "By the inscribed angle theorem the locus of ...
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I came across a geometry problem from a Chinese Grade 9 math exam that involves a specific type of triangle defined as a "Line-Perpendicular Triangle" (线垂三角形). I am stuck on the construction ...
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[A triangle ABC circumscribes a circle with center O and radius 4,the point of contact between the incircle and AB is at F and at AC it is E and at BC it is D,the lengths of BD is 6,CD=10, find AE] $$(...
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Why Version 3.0? In the earlier versions of this conjecture, I focused on triangles whose side lengths are distinct prime numbers. Through the discussion that followed, it became clear that the ...
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I am trying to solve the question Draw an isosceles triangle equal in area to a triangle ABC, and having its vertical angle equal to the angle A. I have tried to approach the problem from backwards (...
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Given a right triangle $ABC$ with $\angle A=90°$ and $\angle B=30°$. On the extension of side $CA$, we take point $D$ such that $AD=AC/2$, and on the interior of side $BC$, we take point $E$ such that ...
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Fifty years ago , when I was in college, our teacher , Mrs Marie -Jo , gave us this homework assignment for the holidays : " Find the two types of triangles such that the square of the diameter ...
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Please help me solve this "mystery". I see several possible answers online, but no proven and correct one (at least from my point of view). There's a regular octagon. Each pair of vertices ...
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I found this problem in a French paper translated from Arabic in 1927 by an author named Al Bayrouni . I wonder if it can be found in one of Archimedes' works . Here is the statement : ABC is a ...
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Problem: Let $ABC$ be an acute triangle and $D$ be the foot of the altitude from $A$ onto $BC$. A semicircle with diameter $BC$ intersects segments $AB, AC$ and $AD$ in the points $F, E$ and $X$, ...
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I encountered a geometry problem involving a right-angled triangle and several constructed equilateral triangles. I am trying to solve the second part of the problem (Case 2 in the image). Continues ...
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I am given 3 radii $r_a, r_b, r_c$ and I want to determine the 3 angles $\phi_a,\phi_b,\phi_c$ for which the area of the triangle defined by $\left(r_a\cos(\phi_a),r_a\sin(\phi_a)\right),\,\left(r_b\...
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From what I've seen, the key characteristic of a rigid framework in a polygon is that the sides of the polygon, once set, force the distance between every pair of vertices to remain constant. Is "...
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Problem Statement: As shown in the diagram below, we have two equilateral triangles, $\triangle ABC$ and $\triangle ADE$, sharing a common vertex $A$. We construct a line connecting vertices $B$ and $...
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