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Given AF = 10, AD = DB, CF = FE = EB. Determine the length of GF.

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2.5 cm\text{2.5 cm}

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△ABE≡△CDF\triangle ABE \equiv \triangle CDF

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BEDF is a parallelogram\text{BEDF is a parallelogram}

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Given:

  • AF=10 cmAF = 10 \text{ cm}
  • AD=DBAD = DB
  • CF=FE=EBCF = FE = EB

Determine the length of GFGF.

  1. Identify the given ratios.

    Since AD=DBAD = DB, DD is the midpoint of ABAB. Thus, ADDB=1\frac{AD}{DB} = 1.
    Since CF=FE=EBCF = FE = EB, let CF=xCF = x. Then FE=xFE = x and EB=xEB = x.
    The length of CB=CF+FE+EB=x+x+x=3xCB = CF + FE + EB = x + x + x = 3x.
    So, CBCF=3xx=3\frac{CB}{CF} = \frac{3x}{x} = 3.

  2. Apply Menelaus' Theorem.

    Consider △ABF\triangle ABF and the transversal line DGCDGC. The line DGCDGC intersects side ABAB at DD, side AFAF at GG, and the extension of side BFBF at CC.
    According to Menelaus' Theorem:

    ADDB⋅BCCF⋅FGGA=1\frac{AD}{DB} \cdot \frac{BC}{CF} \cdot \frac{FG}{GA} = 1
  3. Substitute the known ratios and solve for GFGF.

    Substitute the values from Step 1 into the equation:

    1⋅3⋅FGGA=11 \cdot 3 \cdot \frac{FG}{GA} = 1 3⋅FGGA=13 \cdot \frac{FG}{GA} = 1 FGGA=13\frac{FG}{GA} = \frac{1}{3}

    This implies GA=3⋅FGGA = 3 \cdot FG.
    We are given that AF=10 cmAF = 10 \text{ cm}.
    Also, AF=AG+GFAF = AG + GF.
    Substitute AG=3⋅FGAG = 3 \cdot FG into the equation for AFAF:

    10=3⋅FG+FG10 = 3 \cdot FG + FG 10=4⋅FG10 = 4 \cdot FG FG=104FG = \frac{10}{4} FG=2.5 cmFG = 2.5 \text{ cm}

    The length of GFGF is 2.5 cm\boxed{\text{2.5 cm}}.

Part 5

Given:

  • ABCDABCD is a parallelogram.
  • BE⊥ACBE \perp AC at EE.
  • DF⊥ACDF \perp AC at FF.

Part 1

△ABE≡△CDF\triangle ABE \equiv \triangle CDF

Prove that △ABE≡△CDF\triangle ABE \equiv \triangle CDF.

  1. Identify equal sides and angles.

    Since ABCDABCD is a parallelogram, its opposite sides are equal and parallel.

    • AB=CDAB = CD (Opposite sides of parallelogram ABCDABCD).
    • AB∥CDAB \parallel CD (Opposite sides of parallelogram ABCDABCD). Since AB∥CDAB \parallel CD and ACAC is a transversal, the alternate interior angles are equal:
    • ∠BAE=∠DCF\angle BAE = \angle DCF. We are given that BE⊥ACBE \perp AC and DF⊥ACDF \perp AC.
    • ∠BEA=90∘\angle BEA = 90^\circ and ∠DFC=90∘\angle DFC = 90^\circ.
  2. Apply the AAS congruence criterion.

    In △ABE\triangle ABE and △CDF\triangle CDF:

    • ∠BEA=∠DFC=90∘\angle BEA = \angle DFC = 90^\circ (Angle)
    • ∠BAE=∠DCF\angle BAE = \angle DCF (Angle, alternate interior angles)
    • AB=CDAB = CD (Side, opposite sides of parallelogram) By the Angle-Angle-Side (AAS) congruence criterion, △ABE≡△CDF\triangle ABE \equiv \triangle CDF.

Part 2

BEDF is a parallelogram\text{BEDF is a parallelogram}

Hence, prove that BEDFBEDF is also a parallelogram.

  1. Use the results from Part 1.

    Since △ABE≡△CDF\triangle ABE \equiv \triangle CDF, their corresponding parts are equal (CPCTC).

    • BE=DFBE = DF.
  2. Establish parallelism.

    We are given that BE⊥ACBE \perp AC and DF⊥ACDF \perp AC.
    If two lines are perpendicular to the same line, then they are parallel to each other.
    Therefore, BE∥DFBE \parallel DF.

  3. Conclude that BEDFBEDF is a parallelogram.

    In quadrilateral BEDFBEDF, we have shown that one pair of opposite sides (BEBE and DFDF) are both equal in length (BE=DFBE = DF) and parallel (BE∥DFBE \parallel DF).
    A quadrilateral with one pair of opposite sides that are both parallel and equal in length is a parallelogram.
    Therefore, BEDF is a parallelogram\boxed{\text{BEDF is a parallelogram}}.

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