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Online Geometry Problem 1083: Semicircle, Diameter, Perpendicular, 90 Degrees, Tangent Line, Metric Relations. Level: High School, SAT Prep, College, Mathematics Education

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The figure below shows a semicircle of diameter CD tangent to AB and AE at G and F, respectively, so that angle A = angle B = angle E = 90 degrees. If AF = a, FE = b, and DG = x, prove that x2 = 2a(a+b).


 

Geometry Problem 1083: Semicircle, Diameter, Perpendicular, 90 Degrees, Tangent Line, Metric Relations


 

Geometry problem solving is one of the most challenging skills for students to learn. When a problem requires auxiliary construction, the difficulty of the problem increases drastically, perhaps because deciding which construction to make is an ill-structured problem. By “construction,” we mean adding geometric figures (points, lines, planes) to a problem figure that wasn’t mentioned as "given."  

 

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