5.22. In trapezoid ABCD given: vertex A(3;0), midpoint of base AB - point E(6;−1), midpoint of base CD - point F(7;2). Side BC is parallel to the Oy axis. Prove that the trapezoid is isosceles, and find the angle at its base.
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5.22. Let B(x1;y1),C(x2;y2),D(x3;y3) be the unknown vertices of the trapezoid (Fig. 5.12). Since point E(6;−1) is the midpoint of base AB, we have the system 23+x1=6,20+y1=−1, from which x1=9,
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Fig. 5.12
y1=−2, i.e., B(9;−2). But BC∥Oy and, therefore, x2=9, and the equation of BC is x=9. Next, point F(7;2) is the midpoint of base DC, from which 2x3+9=7, i.e., x3=5. The equation of line AB is y+1=k(x−6); since A∈(AB), we have 0+1=k(3−6)⇒k=−31. Therefore, kDC=−31, and we obtain the equation of DC:
y−2=−31(x−7), or y=−31x+313
Solving the system of equations of lines BC and DC, i.e., x=9 and y=−31x+313, we find y=34, i.e., C(9;34). Finally, the ordinate of point D is found from the equality 2y3+34=2, from which y3=38, i.e., D(5;38). Thus, BC=y2−y1=34+2=310, AD=22+(38)2=310, i.e., BC=AD and, therefore, trapezoid ABCD is isosceles.
Let ∠DAB=α and use the formula cosα=∣AD∣∣AB∣AD⋅AB. We have AD(2;38),AB(6;−2),∣AB∣=210, and, therefore,
cosα=310⋅2102⋅6+38(−2)=101
Answer: arccos101.
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