Question Number 220769 by hardmath last updated on 18/May/25

Answered by mr W last updated on 18/May/25

Commented by mr W last updated on 18/May/25

$$\frac{{x}}{\:\sqrt{{a}^{\mathrm{2}} +{b}^{\mathrm{2}} }}=\frac{{c}}{{a}}=\frac{\sqrt{{a}^{\mathrm{2}} +{b}^{\mathrm{2}} }}{{b}} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow{x}=\frac{{a}^{\mathrm{2}} +{b}^{\mathrm{2}} }{{b}} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow{c}=\frac{{a}\sqrt{{a}^{\mathrm{2}} +{b}^{\mathrm{2}} }}{{b}} \\ $$$${y}=\sqrt{{c}^{\mathrm{2}} −{b}^{\mathrm{2}} }=\sqrt{\frac{{a}^{\mathrm{2}} \left({a}^{\mathrm{2}} +{b}^{\mathrm{2}} \right)}{{b}^{\mathrm{2}} }−{b}^{\mathrm{2}} } \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{2}{a}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} +{x}^{\mathrm{2}} =\left({a}+{y}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$$\mathrm{3}{a}^{\mathrm{2}} +{x}^{\mathrm{2}} =\mathrm{2}{ay}+{y}^{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$$\mathrm{3}{a}^{\mathrm{2}} +\frac{\left({a}^{\mathrm{2}} +{b}^{\mathrm{2}} \right)^{\mathrm{2}} }{{b}^{\mathrm{2}} }=\mathrm{2}{a}\sqrt{\frac{{a}^{\mathrm{2}} \left({a}^{\mathrm{2}} +{b}^{\mathrm{2}} \right)}{{b}^{\mathrm{2}} }−{b}^{\mathrm{2}} }+\frac{{a}^{\mathrm{2}} \left({a}^{\mathrm{2}} +{b}^{\mathrm{2}} \right)}{{b}^{\mathrm{2}} }−{b}^{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$$\mathrm{2}{a}^{\mathrm{2}} +{b}^{\mathrm{2}} ={a}\sqrt{\frac{{a}^{\mathrm{2}} \left({a}^{\mathrm{2}} +{b}^{\mathrm{2}} \right)}{{b}^{\mathrm{2}} }−{b}^{\mathrm{2}} } \\ $$$$\mathrm{4}{a}^{\mathrm{4}} +\mathrm{4}{a}^{\mathrm{2}} {b}^{\mathrm{2}} +{b}^{\mathrm{4}} =\frac{{a}^{\mathrm{4}} \left({a}^{\mathrm{2}} +{b}^{\mathrm{2}} \right)}{{b}^{\mathrm{2}} }−{a}^{\mathrm{2}} {b}^{\mathrm{2}} \\ $$$$\left(\mathrm{4}{a}^{\mathrm{2}} +{b}^{\mathrm{2}} \right)\left({a}^{\mathrm{2}} +{b}^{\mathrm{2}} \right)=\frac{{a}^{\mathrm{4}} \left({a}^{\mathrm{2}} +{b}^{\mathrm{2}} \right)}{{b}^{\mathrm{2}} } \\ $$$$\mathrm{4}{a}^{\mathrm{2}} +{b}^{\mathrm{2}} =\frac{{a}^{\mathrm{4}} }{{b}^{\mathrm{2}} } \\ $$$$\left(\frac{{a}}{{b}}\right)^{\mathrm{4}} −\mathrm{4}\left(\frac{{a}}{{b}}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} −\mathrm{1}=\mathrm{0} \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\left(\frac{{a}}{{b}}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} =\mathrm{2}+\sqrt{\mathrm{5}} \\ $$$$\frac{{CD}}{{AB}}=\frac{{c}}{\mathrm{2}{a}}=\frac{{a}\sqrt{{a}^{\mathrm{2}} +{b}^{\mathrm{2}} }}{\mathrm{2}{ab}}=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}}\sqrt{\mathrm{1}+\left(\frac{{a}}{{b}}\right)^{\mathrm{2}} } \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:=\frac{\sqrt{\mathrm{3}+\sqrt{\mathrm{5}}}}{\mathrm{2}}=\frac{\sqrt{\mathrm{2}}+\sqrt{\mathrm{10}}}{\mathrm{4}}\approx\mathrm{1}.\mathrm{144} \\ $$
Commented by Tawa11 last updated on 18/May/25

$$\mathrm{Weldone}\:\mathrm{sir}. \\ $$$$\mathrm{Sir},\:\mathrm{I}\:\mathrm{asked}\:\mathrm{question}\:\mathrm{on}\:\mathrm{your}\:\mathrm{proposed}\:\mathrm{question} \\ $$$$\mathrm{Q216060} \\ $$
Answered by mr W last updated on 19/May/25

Commented by mr W last updated on 19/May/25

$${acc}.\:{to}\:{law}\:{of}\:{sines}: \\ $$$$\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{tan}\:\alpha\:\mathrm{sin}\:\alpha}=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{sin}\:\left(\frac{\pi}{\mathrm{2}}−\mathrm{3}\alpha\right)} \\ $$$$\frac{\mathrm{cos}\:\alpha}{\mathrm{sin}^{\mathrm{2}} \:\alpha}=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{cos}\:\alpha\left(\mathrm{4}\:\mathrm{cos}^{\mathrm{2}} \:\alpha−\mathrm{3}\right)} \\ $$$$\mathrm{4}\:\mathrm{cos}^{\mathrm{4}} \:\alpha−\mathrm{3}\:\mathrm{cos}^{\mathrm{2}} \:\alpha=\mathrm{1}−\mathrm{cos}^{\mathrm{2}} \:\alpha \\ $$$$\mathrm{4}\:\mathrm{cos}^{\mathrm{4}} \:\alpha−\mathrm{2}\:\mathrm{cos}^{\mathrm{2}} \:\alpha−\mathrm{1}=\mathrm{0} \\ $$$$\mathrm{cos}^{\mathrm{2}} \:\alpha=\frac{\mathrm{1}+\sqrt{\mathrm{5}}}{\mathrm{4}}\: \\ $$$$\Rightarrow\mathrm{sin}\:\alpha=\sqrt{\mathrm{1}−\frac{\mathrm{1}+\sqrt{\mathrm{5}}}{\mathrm{4}}}=\frac{\sqrt{\mathrm{10}}−\sqrt{\mathrm{2}}}{\mathrm{4}} \\ $$$$\frac{{CD}}{{AB}}=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}\:\mathrm{cos}\:\alpha\:\mathrm{tan}\:\alpha\:}=\frac{\mathrm{1}}{\mathrm{2}\:\mathrm{sin}\:\alpha} \\ $$$$\:\:\:\:\:\:\:\:=\frac{\mathrm{2}}{\:\sqrt{\mathrm{10}}−\sqrt{\mathrm{2}}}=\frac{\sqrt{\mathrm{10}}+\sqrt{\mathrm{2}}}{\mathrm{4}}\:\checkmark \\ $$
Commented by hardmath last updated on 19/May/25

$$\mathrm{cool}\:\mathrm{my}\:\mathrm{dear}\:\mathrm{professor}\:\mathrm{thank}\:\mathrm{you}\:\mathrm{very}\:\mathrm{much} \\ $$