MHB Internal angle sum of triangle

AI Thread Summary
The discussion focuses on proving the inequality related to the internal angle sum of triangle ABC, specifically that IAS(ABC) < θ + φ + ψ < 540 - IAS(ABC). The user is tasked with applying the external angle inequality within the context of absolute geometry, where the sum of angles in a triangle does not equal 180 degrees. By analyzing triangles ABE, ADC, and AFC, the user derives relationships between the angles and their respective measures. The key inequalities are established through the addition of angles from these triangles, leading to the desired proof. The conversation highlights the complexity of the problem and the need for careful geometric reasoning.
bonfire09
Messages
247
Reaction score
0
Problem: Let A, B, C be three non-collinear points. Let D, E, F be points on the respective interiors of segments BC, AC and AB. Let θ, φ and ψ be the measures of the respective angles ∠BFC, ∠CDA and ∠AEB. Prove IAS(ABC) < θ +φ + ψ < 540 - IAS(ABC).(IAS means internal angle sum). Now I am supposed to use the external angle inequality which is the measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is greater than that of either opposite interior angle. Not sure how to do it. I've been struggling for hours with it. Oh i forgot to mention this is still in absolute geometry so we can't use that the the angles of a triangle add up to 180*.
 

Attachments

  • triangle.jpg
    triangle.jpg
    9.5 KB · Views: 91
Mathematics news on Phys.org
consider the following triangles,

$\Delta ABE$,
$$\psi =180-\left[{A}+({B}-r)\right]\qquad (1)$$
$\Delta ADC$,
$$\varphi = 180-\left[{C}+({A}-q)\right]\qquad (2)$$
$\Delta ABE$,
$$\theta = 180-\left[{B}+({C}-p)\right]\qquad (3)$$

Adding (1),(2),(3) together,

$$\psi+\varphi+\theta=540-(A+B+C)-\underbrace{[(A-q)+(B-r)+(C-p)]}_{>0}$$
you can derive one inequality from this

then,
from $\Delta ABD$
$$B+q=\varphi \qquad (4)$$
from $\Delta AFC$
$$A+p=\theta\qquad (5)$$
from $\Delta BCE$
$$C+r=\psi\qquad (6)$$

adding (4),(5),(6) together,
$$(A+B+C)+\underbrace{(p+q+r)}_{>0}=\varphi+\theta+\psi$$

from this you can get the other inequiality
 

Attachments

  • triangle.jpg
    triangle.jpg
    10.2 KB · Views: 109
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...
Fermat's Last Theorem has long been one of the most famous mathematical problems, and is now one of the most famous theorems. It simply states that the equation $$ a^n+b^n=c^n $$ has no solutions with positive integers if ##n>2.## It was named after Pierre de Fermat (1607-1665). The problem itself stems from the book Arithmetica by Diophantus of Alexandria. It gained popularity because Fermat noted in his copy "Cubum autem in duos cubos, aut quadratoquadratum in duos quadratoquadratos, et...

Similar threads

Back
Top