ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral in which AB=3, BC=5, CD=6, and AD=10. M, I, and T are the feet of the perpendiculars from D to lines AB, AC, and BC respectively. Determine the value of MI/IT.
Solution
Solution:
Answer: 925. Quadrilaterals AMID and DICT are cyclic, having right angles ∠AMD, ∠AID, and ∠CID, ∠CTD respectively. We see that M, I, and T are collinear. For, m∠MID=π−m∠DAM=π−m∠DAB=m∠BCD=π−m∠DCT=π−m∠DIT. Therefore, Menelaus' theorem applied to triangle MTB and line ICA gives ITMI⋅CBTC⋅AMBA=1 On the other hand, triangle ADM is similar to triangle CDT since ∠AMD≅∠CTD and ∠DAM≅∠DCT and thus AM/CT=AD/CD. It follows that ITMI=AB⋅CTBC⋅AM=AB⋅CDBC⋅AD=3⋅65⋅10=925
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