MHB Find Measure of ∠BAD in ABCD Rhombus

  • Thread starter Thread starter Ilikebugs
  • Start date Start date
AI Thread Summary
In the discussion about finding the measure of ∠BAD in rhombus ABCD, it is established that a rhombus is a type of parallelogram with equal side lengths. The points H and K are defined on sides BC and CD, respectively, with equal segments AB, AH, HK, and KA. By denoting ∠B as x and using the properties of the rhombus, a relationship between the angles is derived. The calculations lead to the conclusion that ∠BAD measures 100 degrees. The solution emphasizes the equality of the sides and the angles in the rhombus.
Ilikebugs
Messages
94
Reaction score
0
A parallelogram is a quadrilateral with opposite sides parallel. A rhombus is a parallelogram with all four sides having equal length.

ABCD is a rhombus. H is on BC, between B and C, and K is on CD, between
C and D, such that AB = AH = HK = KA.
Determine the measure of ∠BAD.I've tried making isosceles triangles with little success
 
Mathematics news on Phys.org
\begin{tikzpicture}
\renewcommand\ss{2}
\coordinate[label=above:$A$] (A) at (0,0);
\path (A) ++(220:\ss) coordinate[label=left:$D$] (D);
\path (A) ++(-40:\ss) coordinate[label=right:$B$] (B);
\path (D) ++(-40:\ss) coordinate[label=below:$C$] (C);
\path (A) ++(-60:\ss) coordinate[label=below right:$H$] (H);
\path (A) ++(240:\ss) coordinate[label=below left:$K$] (K);
\draw (A) -- (B) -- (C) -- (D) -- cycle;
\draw (A) -- (H) -- (K) -- cycle;
\foreach \p in {A,B,D,C,H,K} \fill (\p) circle (1.5pt);
\end{tikzpicture}​
I suggest denoting $\angle B=\angle D$ by $x$ and trying to express other angles through it, eventually arriving at some equation in $x$. Note that the sides of the rhombus and the sides of the triangle are all equal.
 
I got A=100 degrees?
 
Last edited:
$x=\angle{B},\quad2x+4(180-2x)+120=360\implies x=80^{\circ}\implies\angle{BAD}=100^{\circ}$
 
Seemingly by some mathematical coincidence, a hexagon of sides 2,2,7,7, 11, and 11 can be inscribed in a circle of radius 7. The other day I saw a math problem on line, which they said came from a Polish Olympiad, where you compute the length x of the 3rd side which is the same as the radius, so that the sides of length 2,x, and 11 are inscribed on the arc of a semi-circle. The law of cosines applied twice gives the answer for x of exactly 7, but the arithmetic is so complex that the...
Thread 'Video on imaginary numbers and some queries'
Hi, I was watching the following video. I found some points confusing. Could you please help me to understand the gaps? Thanks, in advance! Question 1: Around 4:22, the video says the following. So for those mathematicians, negative numbers didn't exist. You could subtract, that is find the difference between two positive quantities, but you couldn't have a negative answer or negative coefficients. Mathematicians were so averse to negative numbers that there was no single quadratic...
Thread 'Unit Circle Double Angle Derivations'
Here I made a terrible mistake of assuming this to be an equilateral triangle and set 2sinx=1 => x=pi/6. Although this did derive the double angle formulas it also led into a terrible mess trying to find all the combinations of sides. I must have been tired and just assumed 6x=180 and 2sinx=1. By that time, I was so mindset that I nearly scolded a person for even saying 90-x. I wonder if this is a case of biased observation that seeks to dis credit me like Jesus of Nazareth since in reality...
Back
Top