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<H2>Try to solve these nice Geometry problems !</H2> <H3>Problem 1</H3>Two sides of triangle ABC are AB = 34 cm and AC = 25 cm and their included angle measures 62°. Find the distance of the orthocenter to side AB. <B>Solution</B> In this problem, the given data looks like to be disconnected one from the other, so, it seems that it is unsolvable. Nevertheless, the solution does exist and is quite beautiful, although not obvious, from the first glance. <pre> So, we have a triangle ABC with the sides AB = 34 cm and AC = 25 cm. Their included angle A is 62°, so we can find the length of the third side BC opposite to angle A. Use the cosine law BC = {{{sqrt(AB^2 + AC^2 - 2*AB*AC*cos(A))}}} = {{{sqrt(34^2 + 25^2 - 2*34*25*0.46947156278)}}} = 31.3512096 cm. Now, having the lengths of the three sides of triangle ABC, we can find its area, using the Heron's formula. In order for do not bother with calculations, I will use one of numerous online calculators, https://www.omnicalculator.com/math/herons-formula It gives the area of triangle ABC area(ABC) = 375.253 cm^2. Other online calculators https://www.inchcalculator.com/herons-formula-calculator/ https://www.wolframalpha.com/widgets/view.jsp?id=7ac490665df1b278eb748160468147bc give practically the same value. Now we can determine the radius of the circumscribed circle around triangle ABC R = {{{(a*b*c)/(4*area)}}} = {{{(34*25*31.3512096)/(4*375.253)}}} = 17.7537 cm (rounded). Now the distance from the orthocenter to the side AB is the leg of the right angled triangle, whose hypotenuse is R = 17.7537 cm and the other leg is half the length of the side AB. So, we write the distance from the orthocenter to the side AB = {{{sqrt(17.7537^2 - (34/2)^2)}}} = 5.118 cm (rounded). <U>ANSWER</U>. The distance from the orthocenter to the side AB is 5.118 cm (rounded). </pre> Thus, all the data was woven into one logical thread that led to a complete solution. So, we can celebrate the victory. <H3>Problem 2</H3>The circle circumscribes an equilateral triangle. The area of the circle is 12pi. What is the triangle's perimeter ? <B>Solution</B> <pre> For any triangle with the side lengths 'a', 'b' and 'c', the radius of the circumscribed circle is R = {{{(a*b*c)/(4*A)}}}, (1) where A is the area of the triangle. In our case, all thee sides are congruent a = b = c, so the radius of the circumscribed circle is R = {{{a^3/(4A)}}}. (2) The area of the circumscribed circle is A = {{{a^2*(sqrt(3)/4)}}} square units. Substituting it into the formula (1), we get R = {{{a^3/(4*a^2*(sqrt(3)/4))}}} = {{{a/sqrt(3)}}}. (3) We are given that the area of the circle is {{{12*pi}}}, so we can write this equation {{{pi*R^2}}} = {{{12*pi}}}. Cancel {{{pi}}} in both sides to get {{{R^2}}} = 12. Substitute here R from (3). You will get {{{a^2/3}}} = 12. Simplify and find 'a' {{{a^2}}} = 3*12 = 36, a = {{{sqrt(36)}}} = 6 units. Hence, the perimeter of the triangle is 3*6 = 18 units. <U>ANSWER</U>. The perimeter of the triangle is 18 units. </pre> Thus we produced short, straightforward, compact and elegant Geometry solution. <H3>Problem 3</H3>The center of a circle is at (-3,-2). If a chord of length 4 is bisected at (3,1), find the length of the radius. <B>Solution</B> <pre> Let P = (-3,-2) be the center of the circle. Let C = (3,1) be the midpoint of the chord. Let point A be one of the intersections of the chord with the circle. Triangle PCA is a right-angled triangle with right angle at vertex C. The leg CA has the length of 4/2 = 2 units (half the length of the chord). The leg PC has the length {{{sqrt((3-(-3))^2 + (1-(-2))^2)}}} = {{{sqrt(6^2 + 3^2)}}} = {{{sqrt(36+9)}}} = {{{sqrt(45)}}}. Therefore the length of the radius, which is the hypotenuse of this right-angled triangle PCA, is r = |PA| = {{{sqrt( PC^2 + CA^2)}}} = {{{sqrt(45 + 4)}}} = {{{sqrt(49)}}} = 7. <U>ANSWER</U>. 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